κυνεσσιν
Lemma: κύων
noun
noun
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Added May 25, 2026
Definition
A dog; generally, a hound. By extension, used of a dog-like creature or (often pejoratively) a shameless or brutal person.
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Grammatical Analysis
"κυνεσσιν"
Case: dative
Number: plural
Gender: masculine (lexical); form can be dative plural for κοινός-gender use as well
Declension: 3rd declension (consonant stem); stem κυν- with dative plural ending -εσσι(ν) (Epic/Ionic)
Note: κυνεσσιν is an Epic/Ionic dative plural form (contracted spelling often seen as κυσί in Attic); -ν is movable nu
Related Forms of κύων
11 forms discoveredOther 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
Κυνος
genitive, singular, masculine or feminine
Κυνός
genitive, singular, masculine (or feminine)
κυνες
nominative, plural, masculine
κυνάς
accusative, plural, feminine
κύνα
accusative, singular, masculine
Κυνεσσιν
dative, plural, masculine
κύνεσσιν
dative, plural, masculine