χαμαίζηλος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From χᾰμαί (khamaí, “near the ground”) +‎ ζῆλος (zêlos, “zeal, fervour”).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /kʰa.mǎi̯z.dɛː.los/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /kʰaˈmɛ.ze̝.los/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /xaˈmɛ.zi.los/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /xaˈme.zi.los/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /xaˈme.zi.los/

Adjective

χᾰμαίζηλος • (khamaízēlos) m or f (neuter χᾰμαίζηλον); second declension

seeking the ground, low-growing, dwarf
sunk down
(figuratively) of low estate, humble

Inflection

Second declension of χᾰμαίζηλος; χᾰμαίζηλον (Attic)

Number	Singular		Dual		Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	χᾰμαίζηλος khamaízēlos	χᾰμαίζηλον khamaízēlon	χᾰμαιζήλω khamaizḗlō	χᾰμαιζήλω khamaizḗlō	χᾰμαίζηλοι khamaízēloi	χᾰμαίζηλᾰ khamaízēla
Genitive	χᾰμαιζήλου khamaizḗlou	χᾰμαιζήλου khamaizḗlou	χᾰμαιζήλοιν khamaizḗloin	χᾰμαιζήλοιν khamaizḗloin	χᾰμαιζήλων khamaizḗlōn	χᾰμαιζήλων khamaizḗlōn
Dative	χᾰμαιζήλῳ khamaizḗlōi	χᾰμαιζήλῳ khamaizḗlōi	χᾰμαιζήλοιν khamaizḗloin	χᾰμαιζήλοιν khamaizḗloin	χᾰμαιζήλοις khamaizḗlois	χᾰμαιζήλοις khamaizḗlois
Accusative	χᾰμαίζηλον khamaízēlon	χᾰμαίζηλον khamaízēlon	χᾰμαιζήλω khamaizḗlō	χᾰμαιζήλω khamaizḗlō	χᾰμαιζήλους khamaizḗlous	χᾰμαίζηλᾰ khamaízēla
Vocative	χᾰμαίζηλε khamaízēle	χᾰμαίζηλον khamaízēlon	χᾰμαιζήλω khamaizḗlō	χᾰμαιζήλω khamaizḗlō	χᾰμαίζηλοι khamaízēloi	χᾰμαίζηλᾰ khamaízēla
Derived forms	Adverb		Comparative		Superlative
Derived forms	χᾰμαιζήλως khamaizḗlōs		χᾰμαιζηλότερος khamaizēlóteros		χᾰμαιζηλότᾰτος khamaizēlótatos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

χᾰμαίζηλον (khamaízēlon)

Noun

χᾰμαίζηλος • (khamaízēlos) m (genitive χᾰμαιζήλου); second declension

low seat, stool

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ χᾰμαίζηλος; τοῦ χᾰμαιζήλου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ χᾰμαίζηλος ho khamaízēlos	τὼ χᾰμαιζήλω tṑ khamaizḗlō	οἱ χᾰμαίζηλοι hoi khamaízēloi
Genitive	τοῦ χᾰμαιζήλου toû khamaizḗlou	τοῖν χᾰμαιζήλοιν toîn khamaizḗloin	τῶν χᾰμαιζήλων tôn khamaizḗlōn
Dative	τῷ χᾰμαιζήλῳ tôi khamaizḗlōi	τοῖν χᾰμαιζήλοιν toîn khamaizḗloin	τοῖς χᾰμαιζήλοις toîs khamaizḗlois
Accusative	τὸν χᾰμαίζηλον tòn khamaízēlon	τὼ χᾰμαιζήλω tṑ khamaizḗlō	τοὺς χᾰμαιζήλους toùs khamaizḗlous
Vocative	χᾰμαίζηλε khamaízēle	χᾰμαιζήλω khamaizḗlō	χᾰμαίζηλοι khamaízēloi
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

χαμαίζηλος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Pronunciation

Adjective

Inflection

Derived terms

Noun

Inflection

Further reading