Χάρυβδις

Ancient Greek

Etymology

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Pronunciation
 

Proper noun

Χᾰ́ρῠβδῐς • (Khárubdis) f (genitive Χᾰρύβδεως); third declension

  1. Charybdis

Inflection
Third declension of ἡ Χᾰ́ρῠβδῐς; τῆς Χᾰρῠ́βδεως (Attic)
Case / # Singular
Nominative ἡ Χᾰ́ρῠβδῐς
hē Khárubdis
Genitive τῆς Χᾰρῠ́βδεως
tês Kharúbdeōs
Dative τῇ Χᾰρῠ́βδει
têi Kharúbdei
Accusative τὴν Χᾰ́ρῠβδῐν
tḕn Khárubdin
Vocative Χᾰ́ρῠβδῐ
Khárubdi
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.
Third declension of Χᾰ́ρῠβδῐς; Χᾰρῠ́βδῐος (Epic)
Case / # Singular
Nominative Χᾰ́ρῠβδῐς
Khárubdis
Genitive Χᾰρῠ́βδῐος / Χᾰρῠ́βδηος
Kharúbdios / Kharúbdēos
Dative Χᾰρῠ́βδῐῐ / Χᾰρῠ́βδῑ / Χᾰρῠ́βδηῐ̈ / Χᾰρῠ́βδει
Kharúbdii / Kharúbdī / Kharúbdēï / Kharúbdei
Accusative Χᾰ́ρῠβδῐν
Khárubdin
Vocative Χᾰ́ρῠβδῐ
Khárubdi
Notes:
  • Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Descendants
  • Greek: Χάρυβδις (Cháryvdis), Χάρυβδη (Cháryvdi)
  • Italian: Cariddi
  • Latin: Charybdis
  • Sicilian: Cariddi

References
  • “Χάρυβδις”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • “Χάρυβδις”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
  • Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,006
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