ἐπιγλωσσίς

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Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From ἐπῐ- (epi-, “upon, over”) +‎ γλωσσῐ́ς (glōssís, “glottis, mouth of the windpipe”).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ἐπῐγλωσσῐ́ς • (epiglōssís) f (genitive ἐπῐγλωσσῐ́δος); third declension

  1. (anatomy) The valve which covers the larynx; epiglottis.
  2. (anatomy) The valve of the vocal chords.

Inflection

Third declension of ἡ ἐπῐγλωσσῐ́ς; τῆς ἐπῐγλωσσῐ́δος (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ ἐπῐγλωσσῐ́ς
hē epiglōssís 		τὼ ἐπῐγλωσσῐ́δε
tṑ epiglōssíde 		αἱ ἐπῐγλωσσῐ́δες
hai epiglōssídes
Genitive τῆς ἐπῐγλωσσῐ́δος
tês epiglōssídos 		τοῖν ἐπῐγλωσσῐ́δοιν
toîn epiglōssídoin 		τῶν ἐπῐγλωσσῐ́δων
tôn epiglōssídōn
Dative τῇ ἐπῐγλωσσῐ́δῐ
têi epiglōssídi 		τοῖν ἐπῐγλωσσῐ́δοιν
toîn epiglōssídoin 		ταῖς ἐπῐγλωσσῐ́σῐ / ἐπῐγλωσσῐ́σῐν
taîs epiglōssísi(n)
Accusative τὴν ἐπῐγλωσσῐ́δᾰ
tḕn epiglōssída 		τὼ ἐπῐγλωσσῐ́δε
tṑ epiglōssíde 		τᾱ̀ς ἐπῐγλωσσῐ́δᾰς
tā̀s epiglōssídas
Vocative ἐπῐγλωσσῐ́ς
epiglōssís 		ἐπῐγλωσσῐ́δε
epiglōssíde 		ἐπῐγλωσσῐ́δες
epiglōssídes
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References

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