ἀραχνοειδής

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ᾰ̓ρᾰ́χνη (ărắkhnē, “spider web”) +‎ -ο- (-o-) +‎ -ειδής (-eidḗs, “-oid, -like”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /a.ra.kʰno.eː.dɛ̌ːs/ → /a.ra.xno.iˈðis/ → /a.ra.xno.iˈðis/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /a.ra.kʰno.eː.dɛ̌ːs/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /a.ra.kʰno.iˈde̝s/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /a.ra.xno.iˈðis/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /a.ra.xno.iˈðis/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /a.ra.xno.iˈðis/

Adjective

ᾰ̓ρᾰχνοειδής • (ărăkhnoeidḗs) m or f (neuter ᾰ̓ρᾰχνοειδές); third declension

1. like a cobweb
   • 460 BCE – 370 BCE, Hippocrates, Prognostics 12:

     και τὰς λιπαρότητας δὲ τὰς ἄνω ἐφισταμένας ἀραχνοειδέας μέμφεσθαι: ξυντήξιος γὰρ σημεῖα.

     kai tàs liparótētas dè tàs ánō ephistaménas arakhnoeidéas mémphesthai: xuntḗxios gàr sēmeîa.

Inflection

Third declension of ᾰ̓ρᾰχνοειδής; ᾰ̓ρᾰχνοειδές (contracted, Attic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ᾰ̓ρᾰχνοειδής ărăkhnoeidḗs	ᾰ̓ρᾰχνοειδές ărăkhnoeidés		ᾰ̓ρᾰχνοειδεῖ ărăkhnoeideî	ᾰ̓ρᾰχνοειδεῖ ărăkhnoeideî		ᾰ̓ρᾰχνοειδεῖς ărăkhnoeideîs	ᾰ̓ρᾰχνοειδῆ ărăkhnoeidê
Genitive		ᾰ̓ρᾰχνοειδοῦς ărăkhnoeidoûs	ᾰ̓ρᾰχνοειδοῦς ărăkhnoeidoûs		ᾰ̓ρᾰχνοειδοῖν ărăkhnoeidoîn	ᾰ̓ρᾰχνοειδοῖν ărăkhnoeidoîn		ᾰ̓ρᾰχνοειδῶν ărăkhnoeidôn	ᾰ̓ρᾰχνοειδῶν ărăkhnoeidôn
Dative		ᾰ̓ρᾰχνοειδεῖ ărăkhnoeideî	ᾰ̓ρᾰχνοειδεῖ ărăkhnoeideî		ᾰ̓ρᾰχνοειδοῖν ărăkhnoeidoîn	ᾰ̓ρᾰχνοειδοῖν ărăkhnoeidoîn		ᾰ̓ρᾰχνοειδέσῐ / ᾰ̓ρᾰχνοειδέσῐν ărăkhnoeidésĭ(n)	ᾰ̓ρᾰχνοειδέσῐ / ᾰ̓ρᾰχνοειδέσῐν ărăkhnoeidésĭ(n)
Accusative		ᾰ̓ρᾰχνοειδῆ ărăkhnoeidê	ᾰ̓ρᾰχνοειδές ărăkhnoeidés		ᾰ̓ρᾰχνοειδεῖ ărăkhnoeideî	ᾰ̓ρᾰχνοειδεῖ ărăkhnoeideî		ᾰ̓ρᾰχνοειδεῖς ărăkhnoeideîs	ᾰ̓ρᾰχνοειδῆ ărăkhnoeidê
Vocative		ᾰ̓ρᾰχνοειδές ărăkhnoeidés	ᾰ̓ρᾰχνοειδές ărăkhnoeidés		ᾰ̓ρᾰχνοειδεῖ ărăkhnoeideî	ᾰ̓ρᾰχνοειδεῖ ărăkhnoeideî		ᾰ̓ρᾰχνοειδεῖς ărăkhnoeideîs	ᾰ̓ρᾰχνοειδῆ ărăkhnoeidê
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		ᾰ̓ρᾰχνοειδῶς ărăkhnoeidôs			ᾰ̓ρᾰχνοειδέστερος ărăkhnoeidésteros			ᾰ̓ρᾰχνοειδέστᾰτος ărăkhnoeidéstătos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• → New Latin: arachnoīdēs
  • → English: arachnoid

References

• “ἀραχνοειδής”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press