ὄρφνινος

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ὄρφνη (órphnē, “darkness”) +‎ -ινος (-inos).

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

ὄρφνῐνος • (órphninos) m (feminine ὀρφνίνη, neuter ὄρφνῐνον); first/second declension

  1. of a brownish grey colour, a mix of black, red and white

Inflection

First and second declension of ὄρφνῐνος; ὀρφνῐ́νη; ὄρφνῐνον (Attic)
Number Singular Dual Plural
Case/Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative ὄρφνῐνος
órphninos 		ὀρφνῐ́νη
orphnínē 		ὄρφνῐνον
órphninon 		ὀρφνῐ́νω
orphnínō 		ὀρφνῐ́νᾱ
orphnínā 		ὀρφνῐ́νω
orphnínō 		ὄρφνῐνοι
órphninoi 		ὄρφνῐναι
órphninai 		ὄρφνῐνᾰ
órphnina
Genitive ὀρφνῐ́νου
orphnínou 		ὀρφνῐ́νης
orphnínēs 		ὀρφνῐ́νου
orphnínou 		ὀρφνῐ́νοιν
orphnínoin 		ὀρφνῐ́ναιν
orphnínain 		ὀρφνῐ́νοιν
orphnínoin 		ὀρφνῐ́νων
orphnínōn 		ὀρφνῐ́νων
orphnínōn 		ὀρφνῐ́νων
orphnínōn
Dative ὀρφνῐ́νῳ
orphnínōi 		ὀρφνῐ́νῃ
orphnínēi 		ὀρφνῐ́νῳ
orphnínōi 		ὀρφνῐ́νοιν
orphnínoin 		ὀρφνῐ́ναιν
orphnínain 		ὀρφνῐ́νοιν
orphnínoin 		ὀρφνῐ́νοις
orphnínois 		ὀρφνῐ́ναις
orphnínais 		ὀρφνῐ́νοις
orphnínois
Accusative ὄρφνῐνον
órphninon 		ὀρφνῐ́νην
orphnínēn 		ὄρφνῐνον
órphninon 		ὀρφνῐ́νω
orphnínō 		ὀρφνῐ́νᾱ
orphnínā 		ὀρφνῐ́νω
orphnínō 		ὀρφνῐ́νους
orphnínous 		ὀρφνῐ́νᾱς
orphnínās 		ὄρφνῐνᾰ
órphnina
Vocative ὄρφνῐνε
órphnine 		ὀρφνῐ́νη
orphnínē 		ὄρφνῐνον
órphninon 		ὀρφνῐ́νω
orphnínō 		ὀρφνῐ́νᾱ
orphnínā 		ὀρφνῐ́νω
orphnínō 		ὄρφνῐνοι
órphninoi 		ὄρφνῐναι
órphninai 		ὄρφνῐνᾰ
órphnina
Derived forms Adverb Comparative Superlative
ὀρφνῐ́νως
orphnínōs 		ὀρφνῐνώτερος
orphninṓteros 		ὀρφνῐνώτᾰτος
orphninṓtatos
Notes:

See also

Colors in Ancient Greek · χρώμᾰτᾰ (khrṓmata) (layout · text)
     λευκός (leukós)      γλαυκός (glaukós), κῐλλός (killós), πολῐός (poliós), φαιός (phaiós), χαροπός (kharopós)      ᾰ̓μαυρός (amaurós), κελαινός (kelainós), μαυρός (maurós), μέλᾱς (mélās)
             ἐρῠθρός (eruthrós); κᾰρῡ́κῐνος (karū́kinos), κόκκῐνος (kókkinos), φοινός (phoinós)              πυρρός (purrhós); ὄρφνῐνος (órphninos)              μήλινος (mḗlinos), ξᾰνθός (xanthós); ὠχρός (ōkhrós)
             πρᾰ́σῐνος (prásinos)              χλωρός (khlōrós)              χλωρός (khlōrós); χλωρομέλᾱς (khlōromélās)
             κῠᾰ́νεος (kuáneos); γλαυκός (glaukós), κᾰλάϊνος (kaláïnos)              κῠᾰ́νεος (kuáneos)              κῠᾰ́νεος (kuáneos), ὑᾰκῐ́νθῐνος (huakínthinos)
             ἰόεις (ióeis), φοινῑ́κεος (phoinī́keos); ᾰ̔λουργής (halourgḗs), πορφῠ́ρεος (porphúreos), οἶνοψ (oînops)              φοινῑ́κεος (phoinī́keos); ᾰ̔λουργής (halourgḗs), πορφῠ́ρεος (porphúreos)              ῥόδινος (rhódinos), ῥοδόεις (rhodóeis)

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