παράνυμφος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From παρα- (para-) +‎ νύμφη (númphē, “bride”) +‎ -ος (-os).

Pronunciation
 

Noun

πᾰρᾰ́νῠμφος • (paránumphos) m or f (genitive πᾰρᾰνῠ́μφου); second declension

  1. (masculine) bridegroom's friend or best man
  2. (feminine) bridesmaid, one of the dramatis personae

Inflection
Second declension of ὁ, ἡ πᾰρᾰ́νῠμφος; τοῦ, τῆς πᾰρᾰνῠ́μφου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ, ἡ πᾰρᾰ́νῠμφος
ho, hē paránumphos		 τὼ πᾰρᾰνῠ́μφω
tṑ paranúmphō		 οἱ, αἱ πᾰρᾰ́νῠμφοι
hoi, hai paránumphoi
Genitive τοῦ, τῆς πᾰρᾰνῠ́μφου
toû, tês paranúmphou		 τοῖν πᾰρᾰνῠ́μφοιν
toîn paranúmphoin		 τῶν πᾰρᾰνῠ́μφων
tôn paranúmphōn
Dative τῷ, τῇ πᾰρᾰνῠ́μφῳ
tôi, têi paranúmphōi		 τοῖν πᾰρᾰνῠ́μφοιν
toîn paranúmphoin		 τοῖς, ταῖς πᾰρᾰνῠ́μφοις
toîs, taîs paranúmphois
Accusative τὸν, τὴν πᾰρᾰ́νῠμφον
tòn, tḕn paránumphon		 τὼ πᾰρᾰνῠ́μφω
tṑ paranúmphō		 τοὺς, τᾱ̀ς πᾰρᾰνῠ́μφους
toùs, tā̀s paranúmphous
Vocative πᾰρᾰ́νῠμφε
paránumphe		 πᾰρᾰνῠ́μφω
paranúmphō		 πᾰρᾰ́νῠμφοι
paránumphoi
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms
  • πᾰρᾰνῠμφεύω (paranumpheúō)
  • πᾰρᾰνῠ́μφῐος (paranúmphios)

Descendants
  • Greek: παράνυμφος (paránymfos)

Further reading

Greek

Alternative forms
  • παράνυφος c (parányfos)
  • παράνυφή f (parányfí)
  • παράνυμφή f (paránymfí)

Noun

παράνυμφος • (paránymfos) m or f (plural παράνυμφοι)

  1. bridesmaid, best man

Declension
declension of παράνυμφος
case     \     number singular plural
nominative παράνυμφος • παράνυμφοι •
genitive παρανύμφου • παρανύμφων •
accusative παράνυμφο • παρανύμφους •
vocative παράνυμφε • παράνυμφοι •
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