ἀμφίβραχυς

Ancient Greek

Etymology

ἀμφῐ́ (amphí, “on both sides”) +‎ βρᾰχῠ́ς (brakhús, “short”)

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /am.pʰí.bra.kʰys/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /amˈpʰi.bra.kʰys/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /amˈɸi.βra.çys/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /amˈfi.vra.çys/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /amˈfi.vra.çis/

Adjective

ἀμφῐ́βρᾰχῠς • (amphíbrakhus) m (feminine ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χειᾰ, neuter ἀμφῐ́βρᾰχῠ); first/third declension

(poetry) short on both ends

Inflection

First and third declension of ἀμφῐ́βρᾰχῠς; ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χειᾰ; ἀμφῐ́βρᾰχῠ (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ἀμφῐ́βρᾰχῠς amphíbrakhus	ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χειᾰ amphibrákheia	ἀμφῐ́βρᾰχῠ amphíbrakhu	ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χεε amphibrákhee	ἀμφῐβρᾰχείᾱ amphibrakheíā	ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χεε amphibrákhee	ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χεις amphibrákheis	ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χειαι amphibrákheiai	ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χη / ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χεᾰ amphibrákhē / amphibrákhea
Genitive	ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χεος amphibrákheos	ἀμφῐβρᾰχείᾱς amphibrakheíās	ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χεος amphibrákheos	ἀμφῐβρᾰχέοιν amphibrakhéoin	ἀμφῐβρᾰχείαιν amphibrakheíain	ἀμφῐβρᾰχέοιν amphibrakhéoin	ἀμφῐβρᾰχέων amphibrakhéōn	ἀμφῐβρᾰχειῶν amphibrakheiôn	ἀμφῐβρᾰχέων amphibrakhéōn
Dative	ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χει amphibrákhei	ἀμφῐβρᾰχείᾳ amphibrakheíāi	ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χει amphibrákhei	ἀμφῐβρᾰχέοιν amphibrakhéoin	ἀμφῐβρᾰχείαιν amphibrakheíain	ἀμφῐβρᾰχέοιν amphibrakhéoin	ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χεσῐ / ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χεσῐν amphibrákhesi(n)	ἀμφῐβρᾰχείαις amphibrakheíais	ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χεσῐ / ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χεσῐν amphibrákhesi(n)
Accusative	ἀμφῐ́βρᾰχῠν amphíbrakhun	ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χειᾰν amphibrákheian	ἀμφῐ́βρᾰχῠ amphíbrakhu	ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χεε amphibrákhee	ἀμφῐβρᾰχείᾱ amphibrakheíā	ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χεε amphibrákhee	ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χεις amphibrákheis	ἀμφῐβρᾰχείᾱς amphibrakheíās	ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χη / ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χεᾰ amphibrákhē / amphibrákhea
Vocative	ἀμφῐ́βρᾰχῠ amphíbrakhu	ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χειᾰ amphibrákheia	ἀμφῐ́βρᾰχῠ amphíbrakhu	ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χεε amphibrákhee	ἀμφῐβρᾰχείᾱ amphibrakheíā	ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χεε amphibrákhee	ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χεις amphibrákheis	ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χειαι amphibrákheiai	ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χη / ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χεᾰ amphibrákhē / amphibrákhea
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	ἀμφῐβρᾰχέως amphibrakhéōs			ἀμφῐβρᾰχῠ́τερος amphibrakhúteros			ἀμφῐβρᾰχῠ́τᾰτος amphibrakhútatos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Noun

ἀμφῐ́βρᾰχῠς • (amphíbrakhus) m (genitive ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χεως); third declension

(poetry) amphibrach

Inflection

Third declension of ὁ ἀμφῐ́βρᾰχῠς; τοῦ ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χεως (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ ἀμφῐ́βρᾰχῠς ho amphíbrakhus	τὼ ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χει tṑ amphibrákhei	οἱ ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χεις hoi amphibrákheis
Genitive	τοῦ ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χεως toû amphibrákheōs	τοῖν ἀμφῐβρᾰχέοιν toîn amphibrakhéoin	τῶν ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χεων tôn amphibrákheōn
Dative	τῷ ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χει tôi amphibrákhei	τοῖν ἀμφῐβρᾰχέοιν toîn amphibrakhéoin	τοῖς ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χεσῐ / ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χεσῐν toîs amphibrákhesi(n)
Accusative	τὸν ἀμφῐ́βρᾰχῠν tòn amphíbrakhun	τὼ ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χει tṑ amphibrákhei	τοὺς ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χεις toùs amphibrákheis
Vocative	ἀμφῐ́βρᾰχῠ amphíbrakhu	ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χει amphibrákhei	ἀμφῐβρᾰ́χεις amphibrákheis
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

Latin: amphibrachys (see there for further descendants)
- English: amphibrach

References

“ἀμφίβραχυς”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
ἀμφίβραχυς in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
ἀμφίβραχυς in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)

ἀμφίβραχυς

Ancient Greek

Etymology

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