ἕλιξ

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Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *welH- (“to turn”).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ἕλῐξ • (hélix) f (genitive ἕλῐκος); third declension

  1. Anything twisted, winding, or spiral.
  2. The tendril of a vine.
  3. The outer ear
  4. (mathematics) A spiral line.

Inflection

Third declension of ἡ ἕλῐξ; τῆς ἕλῐκος (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ ἕλῐξ
hē hélix 		τὼ ἕλῐκε
tṑ hélike 		αἱ ἕλῐκες
hai hélikes
Genitive τῆς ἕλῐκος
tês hélikos 		τοῖν ἑλῐ́κοιν
toîn helíkoin 		τῶν ἑλῐ́κων
tôn helíkōn
Dative τῇ ἕλῐκῐ
têi héliki 		τοῖν ἑλῐ́κοιν
toîn helíkoin 		ταῖς ἕλῐξῐ / ἕλῐξῐν
taîs hélixi(n)
Accusative τὴν ἕλῐκᾰ
tḕn hélika 		τὼ ἕλῐκε
tṑ hélike 		τᾱ̀ς ἕλῐκᾰς
tā̀s hélikas
Vocative ἕλῐξ
hélix 		ἕλῐκε
hélike 		ἕλῐκες
hélikes
Notes:
Third declension of ἕλῐξ; ἕλῐκος (Epic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἕλῐξ
hélix 		ἕλῐκε
hélike 		ἕλῐκες
hélikes
Genitive ἕλῐκος
hélikos 		ἑλῐ́κοιῐν
helíkoiin 		ἑλῐ́κων
helíkōn
Dative ἕλῐκῐ
héliki 		ἑλῐ́κοιῐν
helíkoiin 		ἕλῐξῐ / ἕλῐξῐν / ἑλῐ́κεσσῐ / ἑλῐ́κεσσῐν / ἑλῐ́κεσῐ / ἑλῐ́κεσῐν
hélixi(n) / helíkessi(n) / helíkesi(n)
Accusative ἕλῐκᾰ
hélika 		ἕλῐκε
hélike 		ἕλῐκᾰς
hélikas
Vocative ἕλῐξ
hélix 		ἕλῐκε
hélike 		ἕλῐκες
hélikes
Notes:
  • Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Descendants

References

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