παχύς

See also: πᾶχυς

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *bʰn̥ǵʰús, from *bʰenǵʰ- (“thick, fat”). Cognates include Sanskrit बहु (bahu) and Avestan 𐬠𐬄𐬰𐬀𐬵‎ (bązah).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /pa.kʰýs/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /paˈkʰys/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /paˈxys/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /paˈçys/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /paˈçis/

Adjective

πᾰχῠ́ς • (pakhús) m (feminine πᾰχεῖᾰ, neuter πᾰχῠ́); first/third declension

Declension

First and third declension of πᾰχῠ́ς; πᾰχεῖᾰ; πᾰχῠ́ (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	πᾰχῠ́ς pakhús	πᾰχεῖᾰ pakheîa	πᾰχῠ́ pakhú	πᾰχέε pakhée	πᾰχείᾱ pakheíā	πᾰχέε pakhée	πᾰχεῖς pakheîs	πᾰχεῖαι pakheîai	πᾰχέᾰ pakhéa
Genitive	πᾰχέως pakhéōs	πᾰχείᾱς pakheíās	πᾰχέως pakhéōs	πᾰχέοιν pakhéoin	πᾰχείαιν pakheíain	πᾰχέοιν pakhéoin	πᾰχέων pakhéōn	πᾰχειῶν pakheiôn	πᾰχέων pakhéōn
Dative	πᾰχεῖ pakheî	πᾰχείᾳ pakheíāi	πᾰχεῖ pakheî	πᾰχέοιν pakhéoin	πᾰχείαιν pakheíain	πᾰχέοιν pakhéoin	πᾰχέσῐ(ν) pakhési(n)	πᾰχείαις pakheíais	πᾰχέσῐ(ν) pakhési(n)
Accusative	πᾰχῠ́ν pakhún	πᾰχεῖᾰν pakheîan	πᾰχῠ́ pakhú	πᾰχέε pakhée	πᾰχείᾱ pakheíā	πᾰχέε pakhée	πᾰχεῖς pakheîs	πᾰχείᾱς pakheíās	πᾰχέᾰ pakhéa
Vocative	πᾰχῠ́ pakhú	πᾰχεῖᾰ pakheîa	πᾰχῠ́ pakhú	πᾰχέε pakhée	πᾰχείᾱ pakheíā	πᾰχέε pakhée	πᾰχεῖς pakheîs	πᾰχεῖαι pakheîai	πᾰχέᾰ pakhéa
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	πᾰχέως pakhéōs			πᾰχῠ́τερος pakhúteros			πᾰχῠ́τᾰτος pakhútatos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

παχύδερμος (pakhúdermos)

Descendants

English: pachy-
Greek: παχύς (pachýs)
Portuguese: paqui-

References

πᾰχύς in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
παχύς in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
παχύς in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
παχύς in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
παχύς in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
- big idem, page 78.
- bouncing idem, page 90.
- bulky idem, page 103.
- burly idem, page 105.
- chubby idem, page 132.
- corpulent idem, page 174.
- dumpy idem, page 256.
- fat idem, page 309.
- plump idem, page 622.
- stout idem, page 821.
- sturdy idem, page 830.
- thick idem, page 865.
- thick-headed idem, page 865.

Greek

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek πᾰχῠ́ς (pakhús).

Adjective

παχύς • (pachýs) m (feminine παχιά, neuter παχύ)

fat
Synonym: χοντρός (chontrós)

Antonym: λεπτός (leptós)
incrassate
overweight
thick

Declension

positive forms of παχύς

number case / gender	singular			plural
number case / gender	masculine	feminine	neuter	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	παχύς	παχιά	παχύ	παχιοί	παχιές	παχιά
genitive	παχιού / παχύ	παχιάς	παχιού / παχύ	παχιών	παχιών	παχιών
accusative	παχύ	παχιά	παχύ	παχιούς	παχιές	παχιά
vocative	παχύ	παχιά	παχύ	παχιοί	παχιές	παχιά
derivations	comparative: πιο (pio) + positive forms (e.g. πιο παχύς, etc.) relative superlative: definite article + πιο (pio) + positive forms (e.g. ο πιο παχύς (o pio pachýs), etc.)
notes	There are in use some learned forms: παχέος: masculine and neuter genitive singular παχείς: masculine plural

degrees of comparison by suffixation

comparative	singular			plural
comparative	masculine	feminine	neuter	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	παχύτερος	παχύτερη	παχύτερο	παχύτεροι	παχύτερες	παχύτερα
genitive	παχύτερου	παχύτερης	παχύτερου	παχύτερων	παχύτερων	παχύτερων
accusative	παχύτερο	παχύτερη	παχύτερο	παχύτερους	παχύτερες	παχύτερα
vocative	παχύτερε	παχύτερη	παχύτερο	παχύτεροι	παχύτερες	παχύτερα
derivations	relative superlative: ο + comparative forms (eg "ο παχύτερος", etc)
absolute superlative	singular			plural
absolute superlative	masculine	feminine	neuter	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	παχύτατος	παχύτατη	παχύτατο	παχύτατοι	παχύτατες	παχύτατα
genitive	παχύτατου	παχύτατης	παχύτατου	παχύτατων	παχύτατων	παχύτατων
accusative	παχύτατο	παχύτατη	παχύτατο	παχύτατους	παχύτατες	παχύτατα
vocative	παχύτατε	παχύτατη	παχύτατο	παχύτατοι	παχύτατες	παχύτατα

Derived terms

παχαίνω (pachaíno)

Related terms

πάχος n (páchos, “fatness”)

παχύς

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Pronunciation

Adjective

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

References

Greek

Etymology

Adjective

Declension

Derived terms

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Further reading