ἰσχνός

See also: ισχνός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

A cognate u-stem has been assumed in Avestan 𐬵𐬌𐬱𐬐𐬎 (hišku, “dry”) and Middle Irish sesc (“dry”). These are derived from Proto-Indo-European *seyk- (“to wither”), found also in Latin siccus (“dry”). For this adjective, an ad hoc base form *si-sk-sno- has been assumed. From the same root are ἰσχαλέος (iskhaléos, “dry, barren”) and ἰσχάς (iskhás, “dried fig”).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /is.kʰnós/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /isˈkʰnos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /isˈxnos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /isˈxnos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /isˈxnos/

Adjective

ἰσχνός • (iskhnós) m (feminine ἰσχνή, neuter ἰσχνόν); first/second declension

dry, withered, shriveled
Synonym: ῥῡσός (rhūsós)
thin, lean, meager
Synonym: σπῐνός (spinós)
weak, feeble
(of a swelling) reduced
(of clothing materials) light, thin
(of style) spare, plain, unadorned

Inflection

First and second declension of ἰσχνός; ἰσχνή; ἰσχνόν (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ἰσχνός iskhnós	ἰσχνή iskhnḗ	ἰσχνόν iskhnón	ἰσχνώ iskhnṓ	ἰσχνᾱ́ iskhnā́	ἰσχνώ iskhnṓ	ἰσχνοί iskhnoí	ἰσχναί iskhnaí	ἰσχνᾰ́ iskhná
Genitive	ἰσχνοῦ iskhnoû	ἰσχνῆς iskhnês	ἰσχνοῦ iskhnoû	ἰσχνοῖν iskhnoîn	ἰσχναῖν iskhnaîn	ἰσχνοῖν iskhnoîn	ἰσχνῶν iskhnôn	ἰσχνῶν iskhnôn	ἰσχνῶν iskhnôn
Dative	ἰσχνῷ iskhnôi	ἰσχνῇ iskhnêi	ἰσχνῷ iskhnôi	ἰσχνοῖν iskhnoîn	ἰσχναῖν iskhnaîn	ἰσχνοῖν iskhnoîn	ἰσχνοῖς iskhnoîs	ἰσχναῖς iskhnaîs	ἰσχνοῖς iskhnoîs
Accusative	ἰσχνόν iskhnón	ἰσχνήν iskhnḗn	ἰσχνόν iskhnón	ἰσχνώ iskhnṓ	ἰσχνᾱ́ iskhnā́	ἰσχνώ iskhnṓ	ἰσχνούς iskhnoús	ἰσχνᾱ́ς iskhnā́s	ἰσχνᾰ́ iskhná
Vocative	ἰσχνέ iskhné	ἰσχνή iskhnḗ	ἰσχνόν iskhnón	ἰσχνώ iskhnṓ	ἰσχνᾱ́ iskhnā́	ἰσχνώ iskhnṓ	ἰσχνοί iskhnoí	ἰσχναί iskhnaí	ἰσχνᾰ́ iskhná
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	ἰσχνῶς iskhnôs			ἰσχνότερος iskhnóteros			ἰσχνότᾰτος iskhnótatos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

ἔνῐσχνος (éniskhnos)
ἰσχναίνω (iskhnaínō)
ἰσχνόκωλος (iskhnókōlos)
ἰσχνοκᾰλᾰμώδης (iskhnokalamṓdēs)
ἰσχνομῡθέω (iskhnomūthéō)
ἰσχνόπους (iskhnópous)
ἰσχνοσκελής (iskhnoskelḗs)
ἰσχνότης (iskhnótēs)
ἰσχνουργής (iskhnourgḗs)
ἰσχνόφωνος (iskhnóphōnos)
ἰσχνόω (iskhnóō)
ἴσχνωσῐς (ískhnōsis)
ἰσχνωτῐκός (iskhnōtikós)
ἴσχνᾰνσῐς (ískhnansis)
ἰσχνᾰντῐκός (iskhnantikós)
ἰσχνᾰσμός (iskhnasmós)
ἰσχνᾰσῐ́ᾱ (iskhnasíā)

Descendants

Latin: Ischnura