ὄφις

See also: όφις and Όφις

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₁ógʷʰis, *h₃égʷʰis (snake). Cognates include Sanskrit अहि (áhi), Avestan 𐬀𐬲𐬌 (aži-) and Old Armenian իժ ().

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ὄφῐς (óphis) m (genitive ὄφεως or ὄφιος); third declension

  1. a serpent, snake
  2. serpentine bracelet
  3. a type of creeping plant

Inflection

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • ὀφίδιον (ophídion)

Descendants

Further reading

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