σκιμβός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

According to Beekes, the relation with σκαμβός (skambós, “bent”) points to a Pre-Greek origin.

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /skim.bós/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /skimˈbos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /scimˈbos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /scimˈbos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /scimˈbos/

Adjective

σκῐμβός • (skimbós) m (feminine σκῐμβή, neuter σκῐμβόν); first/second declension

halt, lame
Synonym: χωλός (khōlós)

Inflection

First and second declension of σκῐμβός; σκῐμβή; σκῐμβόν (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	σκῐμβός skimbós	σκῐμβή skimbḗ	σκῐμβόν skimbón	σκῐμβώ skimbṓ	σκῐμβᾱ́ skimbā́	σκῐμβώ skimbṓ	σκῐμβοί skimboí	σκῐμβαί skimbaí	σκῐμβᾰ́ skimbá
Genitive	σκῐμβοῦ skimboû	σκῐμβῆς skimbês	σκῐμβοῦ skimboû	σκῐμβοῖν skimboîn	σκῐμβαῖν skimbaîn	σκῐμβοῖν skimboîn	σκῐμβῶν skimbôn	σκῐμβῶν skimbôn	σκῐμβῶν skimbôn
Dative	σκῐμβῷ skimbôi	σκῐμβῇ skimbêi	σκῐμβῷ skimbôi	σκῐμβοῖν skimboîn	σκῐμβαῖν skimbaîn	σκῐμβοῖν skimboîn	σκῐμβοῖς skimboîs	σκῐμβαῖς skimbaîs	σκῐμβοῖς skimboîs
Accusative	σκῐμβόν skimbón	σκῐμβήν skimbḗn	σκῐμβόν skimbón	σκῐμβώ skimbṓ	σκῐμβᾱ́ skimbā́	σκῐμβώ skimbṓ	σκῐμβούς skimboús	σκῐμβᾱ́ς skimbā́s	σκῐμβᾰ́ skimbá
Vocative	σκῐμβέ skimbé	σκῐμβή skimbḗ	σκῐμβόν skimbón	σκῐμβώ skimbṓ	σκῐμβᾱ́ skimbā́	σκῐμβώ skimbṓ	σκῐμβοί skimboí	σκῐμβαί skimbaí	σκῐμβᾰ́ skimbá
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	σκῐμβῶς skimbôs			σκῐμβότερος skimbóteros			σκῐμβότᾰτος skimbótatos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

σκῐμβᾰ́ζω (skimbázō)
σκῐμβᾰσμός (skimbasmós)