ἕλιξ
Ancient Greek
Alternative forms
- εἷλῐξ (heîlix) – Poetic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *wel- (“to turn”).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /hé.liks/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ˈ(h)ɛ.liks/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ˈe.liks/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ˈe.liks/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ˈe.liks/
Noun
ἕλῐξ • (hélix) f (genitive ἕλῐκος); third declension
- Anything twisted, winding, or spiral.
- The tendril of a vine.
- The outer ear
- (mathematics) A spiral line.
Inflection
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ἡ ἕλῐξ hē hélix |
τὼ ἕλῐκε tṑ hélike |
αἱ ἕλῐκες hai hélikes | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τῆς ἕλῐκος tês hélikos |
τοῖν ἑλῐ́κοιν toîn helíkoin |
τῶν ἑλῐ́κων tôn helíkōn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῇ ἕλῐκῐ têi héliki |
τοῖν ἑλῐ́κοιν toîn helíkoin |
ταῖς ἕλῐξῐ(ν) taîs hélixi(n) | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὴν ἕλῐκᾰ tḕn hélika |
τὼ ἕλῐκε tṑ hélike |
τᾱ̀ς ἕλῐκᾰς tā̀s hélikas | ||||||||||
| Vocative | ἕλῐξ hélix |
ἕλῐκε hélike |
ἕλῐκες hélikes | ||||||||||
| Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension. | ||||||||||||
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ἕλῐξ hélix |
ἕλῐκε hélike |
ἕλῐκες hélikes | ||||||||||
| Genitive | ἕλῐκος hélikos |
ἑλῐ́κοιῐν helíkoiin |
ἑλῐ́κων helíkōn | ||||||||||
| Dative | ἕλῐκῐ héliki |
ἑλῐ́κοιῐν helíkoiin |
ἕλῐξῐ(ν) / ἑλῐ́κεσσῐ(ν) / ἑλῐ́κεσῐ(ν) hélixi(n) / helíkessi(n) / helíkesi(n) | ||||||||||
| Accusative | ἕλῐκᾰ hélika |
ἕλῐκε hélike |
ἕλῐκᾰς hélikas | ||||||||||
| Vocative | ἕλῐξ hélix |
ἕλῐκε hélike |
ἕλῐκες hélikes | ||||||||||
| Notes: | Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution. | ||||||||||||
Descendants
References
- ἕλιξ in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- ἕλιξ in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- ἕλιξ in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
- ἕλιξ in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- ἕλιξ in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
- ἕλιξ in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2018)
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