κηφήν

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Ancient Greek

FWOTD – 8 July 2018

Alternative forms

Etymology

Perhaps from Pre-Greek. Previously related to κωφός (kōphós, “dumb, deaf”).[1]

Pronunciation

 

Noun

κηφήν • (kēphḗn) m (genitive κηφῆνος); third declension

  1. an apian drone (male bee)
    Synonym: θρῶναξ (thrônax)
  2. (used disparagingly of people) a lazy vagabond
    1. a literary plagiarist
    2. (figuratively) a worn-out, decrepit person

Declension

Third declension of ὁ κηφήν; τοῦ κηφῆνος (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ κηφήν
ho kēphḗn 		τὼ κηφῆνε
tṑ kēphêne 		οἱ κηφῆνες
hoi kēphênes
Genitive τοῦ κηφῆνος
toû kēphênos 		τοῖν κηφήνοιν
toîn kēphḗnoin 		τῶν κηφήνων
tôn kēphḗnōn
Dative τῷ κηφῆνῐ
tôi kēphênĭ 		τοῖν κηφήνοιν
toîn kēphḗnoin 		τοῖς κηφῆσῐ / κηφῆσῐν
toîs kēphêsĭ(n)
Accusative τὸν κηφῆνᾰ
tòn kēphênă 		τὼ κηφῆνε
tṑ kēphêne 		τοὺς κηφῆνᾰς
toùs kēphênăs
Vocative κηφήν
kēphḗn 		κηφῆνε
kēphêne 		κηφῆνες
kēphênes
Notes:

Descendants

  • Greek: κηφήνας (kifínas)
  • Latin: cēphēnes

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “κηφήν, -ῆνος”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), volume I, with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 691-692

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