ἀλώπηξ

See also: αλώπηξ

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms
  • ᾰ̓λωπός (alōpós)

Etymology

Presumably from earlier Proto-Hellenic *alōpēkos, *alṓpāks. Some linguists have attempted derivation from Proto-Indo-European *h₂lōpeh₂s (stem *h₂lop-); compare Old Armenian աղուէս (ałuēs), Lithuanian lãpė, Latvian lapsa and Sanskrit लोपाश (lopāśá). The many irregular variations on the word may suggest a Mediterranean wanderword instead; compare Luwian [script needed] (ulipna-)/[script needed] (walipna-, “wolf”) and Latin vulpēs (“fox”).

Pronunciation
 

Noun

ᾰ̓λώπηξ • (alṓpēx) f (genitive ᾰ̓λώπεκος); third declension

  1. fox (small canine of the genus Vulpes)
    • 1st century C.E., Gospel of Matthew 8, 20b and Gospel of Luke 9, 58b (Q).
      Αἱ ἀλώπεκες φωλεοὺς ἔχουσιν καὶ τὰ πετεινὰ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ κατασκηνώσεις, ὁ δὲ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου οὐκ ἔχει ποῦ τὴν κεφαλὴν κλίνῃ.
      Hai alṓpekes phōleoùs ékhousin kaì tà peteinà toû ouranoû kataskēnṓseis, ho dè huiòs toû anthrṓpou ouk ékhei poû tḕn kephalḕn klínēi.
      The foxes have holes and the birds of the sky have roosts, but the Son of Man has nothing where he may lay his head.
    Synonym: βασσάρα (bassára)
  2. (figuratively) cunning or sly person

Inflection
Third declension of ἡ ᾰ̓λώπηξ; τῆς ᾰ̓λώπεκος (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ ᾰ̓λώπηξ
hē alṓpēx		 τὼ ᾰ̓λώπεκε
tṑ alṓpeke		 αἱ ᾰ̓λώπεκες
hai alṓpekes
Genitive τῆς ᾰ̓λώπεκος
tês alṓpekos		 τοῖν ᾰ̓λωπέκοιν
toîn alōpékoin		 τῶν ᾰ̓λωπέκων
tôn alōpékōn
Dative τῇ ᾰ̓λώπεκῐ
têi alṓpeki		 τοῖν ᾰ̓λωπέκοιν
toîn alōpékoin		 ταῖς ᾰ̓λώπεξῐ / ᾰ̓λώπεξῐν
taîs alṓpexi(n)
Accusative τὴν ᾰ̓λώπεκᾰ
tḕn alṓpeka		 τὼ ᾰ̓λώπεκε
tṑ alṓpeke		 τᾱ̀ς ᾰ̓λώπεκᾰς
tā̀s alṓpekas
Vocative ᾰ̓λώπηξ
alṓpēx		 ᾰ̓λώπεκε
alṓpeke		 ᾰ̓λώπεκες
alṓpekes
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Greek: > αλεπού (alepoú) (inherited), → ἀλώπηξ (alṓpēx), αλώπηξ (alópix) (learned)
  • > Pontic Greek: αλεπός (alepós) (inherited)
  • → Samoan: ālope (learned)
    • → Tokelauan: ālope (learned)
  • → Translingual: Alopex (learned)

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀλώπηξ (alṓpēx).

Noun

ἀλώπηξ • (alṓpēx) f (plural αλώπεκες)

  1. (Katharevousa) fox

Declension
declension of ἀλώπηξ
case     \     number singular plural
nominative ἀλώπηξ • ἀλώπεκες •
genitive ἀλώπεκος • ἀλωπέκων •
accusative ἀλώπεκα • ἀλώπεκας •
vocative ἀλώπηξ • ἀλώπεκες •

Alternative forms

Synonyms
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