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ἀκίς

Third declension Noun; Feminine Transliteration:

Principal Part: ἀκίς ἀκίδος

Structure: ἀκιδ (Stem) + ς (Ending)

Etym.: a)kh/ I

Sense

  1. pointed object, barb of an arrow or hook
  2. arrow, dart
  3. (metaphorical) stings (of desire), (in plural) sharp, acute pains

Declension

Third declension
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἀκίς ἀκίδε ἀκίδες
Genitive ἀκίδος ἀκίδοιν ἀκίδων
Dative ἀκίδι ἀκίδοιν ἀκίσιν*
Accusative ἀκίδα ἀκίδε ἀκίδας
Vocative ἀκί ἀκίδε ἀκίδες

The inflection forms above were generated by rules and some usages of them were not attested.

Due to a bug of system, some forms may display wrong accents.

Examples

  • εἰ καί σοι πτέρυγεσ ταχιναὶ περὶ νῶτα τέτανται, καὶ σκυθικαὶ τόξων ἀκροβολεῖσ ἀκίδεσ, φεύξομ’, Ἔρωσ, ὑπὸ γᾶν σε. (Unknown, Greek Anthology, Volume V, book 16, chapter 2131)

Synonyms

  1. pointed object

  2. arrow

Similar forms

Source: Ancient Greek entries from Wiktionary

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