σπῆλυγξ

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From σπέος (spéos, “cave, cavern”).[1]

Pronunciation
 

Noun

σπῆλῠγξ • (spêlunx) f (genitive σπήλῠγγος); third declension

  1. cave

Inflection
Third declension of ἡ σπῆλῠγξ; τῆς σπήλῠγγος (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ σπῆλῠγξ
hē spêlunx		 τὼ σπήλῠγγε
tṑ spḗlunge		 αἱ σπήλῠγγες
hai spḗlunges
Genitive τῆς σπήλῠγγος
tês spḗlungos		 τοῖν σπηλῠ́γγοιν
toîn spēlúngoin		 τῶν σπηλῠ́γγων
tôn spēlúngōn
Dative τῇ σπήλῠγγῐ
têi spḗlungi		 τοῖν σπηλῠ́γγοιν
toîn spēlúngoin		 ταῖς σπήλῠγξῐ / σπήλῠγξῐν
taîs spḗlunxi(n)
Accusative τὴν σπήλῠγγᾰ
tḕn spḗlunga		 τὼ σπήλῠγγε
tṑ spḗlunge		 τᾱ̀ς σπήλῠγγᾰς
tā̀s spḗlungas
Vocative σπῆλῠγξ
spêlunx		 σπήλῠγγε
spḗlunge		 σπήλῠγγες
spḗlunges
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Synonyms

Descendants
  • Latin: spēlunca

References
  1. 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, page 1382

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