γύψινος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From γύψος (gúpsos, “chalk”) +‎ -ινος (-inos).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ɡýp.si.nos/ → /ˈʝyp.si.nos/ → /ˈʝip.si.nos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ɡýp.si.nos/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈɡyp.si.nos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈʝyp.si.nos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈʝyp.si.nos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈʝip.si.nos/

Adjective

γύψῐνος • (gúpsĭnos) m (feminine γυψῐ́νη, neuter γύψῐνον); first/second declension

1. made of chalk

Inflection

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		γύψῐνος gúpsĭnos	γυψῐ́νη gupsĭ́nē	γύψῐνον gúpsĭnon		γυψῐ́νω gupsĭ́nō	γυψῐ́νᾱ gupsĭ́nā	γυψῐ́νω gupsĭ́nō		γύψῐνοι gúpsĭnoi	γύψῐναι gúpsĭnai	γύψῐνᾰ gúpsĭnă
Genitive		γυψῐ́νου gupsĭ́nou	γυψῐ́νης gupsĭ́nēs	γυψῐ́νου gupsĭ́nou		γυψῐ́νοιν gupsĭ́noin	γυψῐ́ναιν gupsĭ́nain	γυψῐ́νοιν gupsĭ́noin		γυψῐ́νων gupsĭ́nōn	γυψῐ́νων gupsĭ́nōn	γυψῐ́νων gupsĭ́nōn
Dative		γυψῐ́νῳ gupsĭ́nōi	γυψῐ́νῃ gupsĭ́nēi	γυψῐ́νῳ gupsĭ́nōi		γυψῐ́νοιν gupsĭ́noin	γυψῐ́ναιν gupsĭ́nain	γυψῐ́νοιν gupsĭ́noin		γυψῐ́νοις gupsĭ́nois	γυψῐ́ναις gupsĭ́nais	γυψῐ́νοις gupsĭ́nois
Accusative		γύψῐνον gúpsĭnon	γυψῐ́νην gupsĭ́nēn	γύψῐνον gúpsĭnon		γυψῐ́νω gupsĭ́nō	γυψῐ́νᾱ gupsĭ́nā	γυψῐ́νω gupsĭ́nō		γυψῐ́νους gupsĭ́nous	γυψῐ́νᾱς gupsĭ́nās	γύψῐνᾰ gúpsĭnă
Vocative		γύψῐνε gúpsĭne	γυψῐ́νη gupsĭ́nē	γύψῐνον gúpsĭnon		γυψῐ́νω gupsĭ́nō	γυψῐ́νᾱ gupsĭ́nā	γυψῐ́νω gupsĭ́nō		γύψῐνοι gúpsĭnoi	γύψῐναι gúpsĭnai	γύψῐνᾰ gúpsĭnă
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		γυψῐ́νως gupsĭ́nōs				γυψῐνώτερος gupsĭnṓteros				γυψῐνώτᾰτος gupsĭnṓtătos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

First and second declension of γύψῐνος; γυψῐ́νη; γύψῐνον (Attic)

References

• “γύψινος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• γύψινος in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• γύψινος in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)