κύνεσσιν | Ancient Greek Analysis with Conjugation Tables

Definition

Dog; by extension, a hound. Also used figuratively as a term of abuse (“cur”) or for the dog-constellation (Canis).

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Grammatical Analysis

"κύνεσσιν"

Case: dative

Number: plural

Gender: masculine

Declension: 3rd declension (stem κύον-/κυν-; from κύων, κυνός)

Note: Form κύνεσσιν is an epic/Ionic variant of the dative plural (alongside Attic κυσί(ν)); ending -εσσι(ν) is characteristic of epic dative plural.

Related Forms of κύων

13 forms discovered

Other inflected forms of this word that have been analyzed:

κύων nominative, singular, common (masculine or feminin... κυνῶν genitive, plural, masculine κύνες nominative, plural, masculine κυσι dative, plural, masculine κυνες nominative, plural, masculine Κυνος genitive, singular, masculine or feminine Κυνός genitive, singular, masculine (or feminine) κυνάς accusative, plural, feminine κύνα accusative, singular, masculine Κυνεσσιν dative, plural, masculine κυνεσσιν dative, plural, masculine (lexical); form can be d... κύνεσσιν dative, plural, masculine κυνός genitive, singular, masculine

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