κωφός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
 

Adjective

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

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

Inflection
First and second declension of κωφός; κωφή; κωφόν (Attic)
Number Singular Dual Plural
Case/Gender MasculineFeminine Neuter MasculineFeminine Neuter MasculineFeminine 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
κωφῶς
kōphôs		 κωφότερος
kōphóteros		 κωφότᾰτος
kōphótatos
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms
  • κωφείᾱ (kōpheíā)
  • κωφεύω (kōpheúō)
  • κωφέω (kōphéō)
  • κώφησῐς (kṓphēsis)
  • κωφητέος (kōphētéos)
  • κωφότης (kōphótēs)
  • κωφόω (kōphóō)
  • κώφωμᾰ (kṓphōma)
  • κώφωσῐς (kṓphōsis)
  • κωφᾰ́ω (kōpháō)
  • κωφῐ́ᾱς (kōphíās)
  • ὑπόκωφος (hupókōphos)

Descendants
  • Greek: κουφός (koufós)

Further reading
  • “κωφός”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “κωφός”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • “κωφός”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
  • κωφός in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
  • κωφός in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
  • Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN

Greek

Adjective

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

  1. Alternative form of κουφός (koufós)

Declension
Declension of κωφός
number 
case \ gender 		 singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative κωφός • κωφή • κωφό • κωφοί • κωφές • κωφά •
genitive κωφού • κωφής • κωφού • κωφών • κωφών • κωφών •
accusative κωφό • κωφή • κωφό • κωφούς • κωφές • κωφά •
vocative κωφέ • κωφή • κωφό • κωφοί • κωφές • κωφά •
Degrees of comparison by suffixation
comparative singular plural
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)
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