νίψ – Ancient Greek noun declension

Ancient Greek noun forms of νίψ

Noun: νίψ
Hyphenation:
Gender:

Nominative

Singularνῐ́ψ
Singularnĭ́ps

Genitive

Singularνῐφός
Singularnĭphós

Dative

Singularnĭphĭ́

Accusative

Singularnĭ́phă

Vocative

Singularνῐ́ψ
Singularnĭ́ps

Sample Sentences

  • τῷ ἴκελοι φοιτῶσιν, ἀλευόμενοι νίφα λευκήν. ((please add an English translation of this quotation)) [c. 750 BCE – 650 BCE, Hesiod, Works and Days 535]

Nouns inflected like νίψ

νίψ,

Etymology

1. From Proto-Indo-European *snígʷʰs (“snow”), root noun derived from *sneygʷʰ- (“to snow”) (whence also Ancient Greek νίφω (níphō)). Attested as the accusative singular νῐ́φᾰ (nĭ́phă).
2. Direct cognates include Latin nix and Old Irish snechtae and indirectly also Sanskrit स्नेह॑ (snéha) and Old English snāw and snīwan (English snow and snew). See: Latin Nouns 'nix', English Nouns 'snow'.

Verbs referencing "νίψ"

English Nouns snow, Latin Nouns nix.

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