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ἀμφίσβαινα
ἀμφίσβαινα
Ancient Greek
- (4th AD Koine) IPA(key): /amɸízβena/
- (10th AD Byzantine) IPA(key): /ãfízvena/
- (15th AD Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /afízvena/
Noun
ἀμφίσβαινα • (amphísbaina) f (genitive ἀμφισβαίνης); first declension
- A kind of serpent which can go backwards or forwards
- Veins which run between the breast and generative organs
Inflection
First declension of ἀμφίσβαινᾰ, ἀμφισβαίνης
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ἡ ἀμφίσβαινᾰ | τὼ ἀμφισβαίνᾱ | αἱ ἀμφίσβαιναι |
| Genitive | τῆς ἀμφισβαίνης | τοῖν ἀμφισβαίναιν | τῶν ἀμφισβαινῶν |
| Dative | τῇ ἀμφισβαίνῃ | τοῖν ἀμφισβαίναιν | ταῖς ἀμφισβαίναις |
| Accusative | τὴν ἀμφίσβαινᾰν | τὼ ἀμφισβαίνᾱ | τὰς ἀμφισβαίνᾱς |
| Vocative | ἀμφίσβαινᾰ | ἀμφισβαίνᾱ | ἀμφίσβαιναι |
References
- ἀμφίσβαινα in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- ἀμφίσβαινα in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- «ἀμφίσβαινα» in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- «ἀμφίσβαινα» in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (© 2006–2016)
- «ἀμφίσβαινα» in Trapp, Erich, et al. (1994–2007) Lexikon zur byzantinischen Gräzität besonders des 9.-12. Jahrhunderts [the Lexicon of Byzantine Hellenism, Particularly the 9th-12th Centuries], Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften