Backformation from πτώσσω (ptṓssō, “to cower, crouch, cringe”).
πτώξ • (ptṓx) m (genitive πτωκός); third declension
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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| Nominative | ὁ πτώξ ho ptṓx |
τὼ πτῶκε tṑ ptôke |
οἱ πτῶκες hoi ptôkes | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τοῦ πτωκός toû ptōkós |
τοῖν πτωκοῖν toîn ptōkoîn |
τῶν πτωκῶν tôn ptōkôn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῷ πτωκῐ́ tôi ptōkí |
τοῖν πτωκοῖν toîn ptōkoîn |
τοῖς πτωξῐ́ / πτωξῐ́ν toîs ptōxí(n) | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὸν πτῶκᾰ tòn ptôka |
τὼ πτῶκε tṑ ptôke |
τοὺς πτῶκᾰς toùs ptôkas | ||||||||||
| Vocative | πτώξ ptṓx |
πτῶκε ptôke |
πτῶκες ptôkes | ||||||||||
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