ὀκτάπους

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From ὀκτᾰ- (okta-, eight) + πούς (poús, foot).

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

ὀκτᾰ́πους (oktápous) m, f (neuter ὀκτᾰ́πουν); third declension

  1. eight-footed
    • Batrachomyomachia 298
      ὀκτάποδες, δικάρηνοι, ἀχειρέες, οἱ δὲ καλεῦνται καρκίνοι
      oktápodes, dikárēnoi, akheirées, hoi dè kaleûntai karkínoi
      They had eight legs, two heads, and had no hands, and are called crabs.
Inflection

Noun

ὀκτᾰ́πους (oktápous) m (genitive ὀκτᾰ́ποδος); ? declension

  1. the common octopus, Octopus vulgaris
  2. (Scythian) a person who possessed two oxen and a cart
    • 125 CE – 200 CE, Lucian, The Scythian or The Consul 1
Inflection
  • ὀκτᾰπόδης (oktapódēs)

Descendants

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