κωφός

Ancient Greek

Probably from the same Pre-Greek root of κηφήν (kēphḗn, “drone”).

κωφός • (kōphós) m (feminine κωφή, neuter κωφόν); first/second declension

blunt, dull, obtuse
Synonym: ἀμβλῠ́ς (amblús)
(of sound) mute, noiseless
(of men or animals) dumb, mute
Synonyms: ἄφωνος (áphōnos), ἐνεός (eneós), μῠνδός (mundós), μῠ́ρκος (múrkos)
deaf, deaf-mute
(of the mind) dull, obtuse
(of things) senseless, unmeaning, obscure

First and second declension of κωφός; κωφή; κωφόν (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	κωφός kōphós	κωφή kōphḗ	κωφόν kōphón	κωφώ kōphṓ	κωφᾱ́ kōphā́	κωφώ kōphṓ	κωφοί kōphoí	κωφαί kōphaí	κωφᾰ́ kōphá
Genitive	κωφοῦ kōphoû	κωφῆς kōphês	κωφοῦ kōphoû	κωφοῖν kōphoîn	κωφαῖν kōphaîn	κωφοῖν kōphoîn	κωφῶν kōphôn	κωφῶν kōphôn	κωφῶν kōphôn
Dative	κωφῷ kōphôi	κωφῇ kōphêi	κωφῷ kōphôi	κωφοῖν kōphoîn	κωφαῖν kōphaîn	κωφοῖν kōphoîn	κωφοῖς kōphoîs	κωφαῖς kōphaîs	κωφοῖς kōphoîs
Accusative	κωφόν kōphón	κωφήν kōphḗn	κωφόν kōphón	κωφώ kōphṓ	κωφᾱ́ kōphā́	κωφώ kōphṓ	κωφούς kōphoús	κωφᾱ́ς kōphā́s	κωφᾰ́ kōphá
Vocative	κωφέ kōphé	κωφή kōphḗ	κωφόν kōphón	κωφώ kōphṓ	κωφᾱ́ kōphā́	κωφώ kōphṓ	κωφοί kōphoí	κωφαί kōphaí	κωφᾰ́ kōphá
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	κωφῶς kōphôs			κωφότερος kōphóteros			κωφότᾰτος kōphótatos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

κωφός • (kofós) m (feminine κωφή, neuter κωφό)

Declension of κωφός

Degrees of comparison by suffixation

comparative	singular			plural
comparative	masculine	feminine	neuter	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	κωφότερος •	κωφότερη •	κωφότερο •	κωφότεροι •	κωφότερες •	κωφότερα •
genitive	κωφότερου •	κωφότερης •	κωφότερου •	κωφότερων •	κωφότερων •	κωφότερων •
accusative	κωφότερο •	κωφότερη •	κωφότερο •	κωφότερους •	κωφότερες •	κωφότερα •
vocative	κωφότερε •	κωφότερη •	κωφότερο •	κωφότεροι •	κωφότερες •	κωφότερα •
derivations	relative superlative: ο + comparative forms (eg "ο κωφότερος", etc)