The word shares the formation with τυφλός (tuphlós, “blind”) and χωλός (khōlós, “lame”). Besides this word, there are also σιφνός (siphnós, “empty, void”) and σιπαλός (sipalós, “blinded; maimed”). Because of the variants σιφλ-/σιφν-/σιπαλ-, the word is probably of Pre-Greek origin.
σῐφλός • (siphlós) m (feminine σῐφλή, neuter σῐφλόν); first/second declension
Number | Singular | Dual | Plural | |||||||||||
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Case/Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||||
Nominative | σῐφλός siphlós |
σῐφλή siphlḗ |
σῐφλόν siphlón |
σῐφλώ siphlṓ |
σῐφλᾱ́ siphlā́ |
σῐφλώ siphlṓ |
σῐφλοί siphloí |
σῐφλαί siphlaí |
σῐφλᾰ́ siphlá | |||||
Genitive | σῐφλοῦ siphloû |
σῐφλῆς siphlês |
σῐφλοῦ siphloû |
σῐφλοῖν siphloîn |
σῐφλαῖν siphlaîn |
σῐφλοῖν siphloîn |
σῐφλῶν siphlôn |
σῐφλῶν siphlôn |
σῐφλῶν siphlôn | |||||
Dative | σῐφλῷ siphlôi |
σῐφλῇ siphlêi |
σῐφλῷ siphlôi |
σῐφλοῖν siphloîn |
σῐφλαῖν siphlaîn |
σῐφλοῖν siphloîn |
σῐφλοῖς siphloîs |
σῐφλαῖς siphlaîs |
σῐφλοῖς siphloîs | |||||
Accusative | σῐφλόν siphlón |
σῐφλήν siphlḗn |
σῐφλόν siphlón |
σῐφλώ siphlṓ |
σῐφλᾱ́ siphlā́ |
σῐφλώ siphlṓ |
σῐφλούς siphloús |
σῐφλᾱ́ς siphlā́s |
σῐφλᾰ́ siphlá | |||||
Vocative | σῐφλέ siphlé |
σῐφλή siphlḗ |
σῐφλόν siphlón |
σῐφλώ siphlṓ |
σῐφλᾱ́ siphlā́ |
σῐφλώ siphlṓ |
σῐφλοί siphloí |
σῐφλαί siphlaí |
σῐφλᾰ́ siphlá | |||||
Derived forms | Adverb | Comparative | Superlative | |||||||||||
σῐφλῶς siphlôs |
σῐφλότερος siphlóteros |
σῐφλότᾰτος siphlótatos | ||||||||||||
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