ἄπυγος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἀ- (a-, “un-”, alpha privative) +‎ πῡγή (pūgḗ, “buttocks”) +‎ -ος (-os).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /á.pyː.ɡos/ → /ˈa.py.ɣos/ → /ˈa.pi.ɣos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /á.pyː.ɡos/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈa.py.ɡos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈa.py.ɣos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈa.py.ɣos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈa.pi.ɣos/

Adjective

ἄπῡγος • (ápūgos) m or f (neuter ἄπῡγον); second declension

1. assless, having no buttocks

Inflection

Second declension of ἄπῡγος; ἄπῡγον (Attic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ἄπῡγος ápūgos	ἄπῡγον ápūgon		ἀπῡ́γω apū́gō	ἀπῡ́γω apū́gō		ἄπῡγοι ápūgoi	ἄπῡγᾰ ápūga
Genitive		ἀπῡ́γου apū́gou	ἀπῡ́γου apū́gou		ἀπῡ́γοιν apū́goin	ἀπῡ́γοιν apū́goin		ἀπῡ́γων apū́gōn	ἀπῡ́γων apū́gōn
Dative		ἀπῡ́γῳ apū́gōi	ἀπῡ́γῳ apū́gōi		ἀπῡ́γοιν apū́goin	ἀπῡ́γοιν apū́goin		ἀπῡ́γοις apū́gois	ἀπῡ́γοις apū́gois
Accusative		ἄπῡγον ápūgon	ἄπῡγον ápūgon		ἀπῡ́γω apū́gō	ἀπῡ́γω apū́gō		ἀπῡ́γους apū́gous	ἄπῡγᾰ ápūga
Vocative		ἄπῡγε ápūge	ἄπῡγον ápūgon		ἀπῡ́γω apū́gō	ἀπῡ́γω apū́gō		ἄπῡγοι ápūgoi	ἄπῡγᾰ ápūga
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		ἀπῡ́γως apū́gōs			ἀπῡγότερος apūgóteros			ἀπῡγότᾰτος apūgótatos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

References

• “ἄπυγος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• ἄπυγος in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• ἄπυγος in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)