ἡμικύκλιος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

ἡμῐ́κῠκλος (hēmíkuklos)

Etymology

From ἡμῐ- (hēmi-, “half, semi-”) +‎ κῠ́κλος (kúklos, “ring, circle”) +‎ -ῐος (-ios, “adjectival suffix”).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /hɛː.mi.ký.kli.os/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /(h)e̝.miˈky.kli.os/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /i.miˈcy.kli.os/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /i.miˈcy.kli.os/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /i.miˈci.kli.os/

Adjective

ἡμῐκῠ́κλῐος • (hēmikúklios) m or f (neuter ἡμῐκῠ́κλῐον); second declension

semicircular

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Inflection

Second declension of ἡμῐκῠ́κλῐος; ἡμῐκῠ́κλῐον (Attic)

Number	Singular		Dual		Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ἡμῐκῠ́κλῐος hēmikúklios	ἡμῐκῠ́κλῐον hēmikúklion	ἡμῐκῠκλῐ́ω hēmikuklíō	ἡμῐκῠκλῐ́ω hēmikuklíō	ἡμῐκῠ́κλῐοι hēmikúklioi	ἡμῐκῠ́κλῐᾰ hēmikúklia
Genitive	ἡμῐκῠκλῐ́ου hēmikuklíou	ἡμῐκῠκλῐ́ου hēmikuklíou	ἡμῐκῠκλῐ́οιν hēmikuklíoin	ἡμῐκῠκλῐ́οιν hēmikuklíoin	ἡμῐκῠκλῐ́ων hēmikuklíōn	ἡμῐκῠκλῐ́ων hēmikuklíōn
Dative	ἡμῐκῠκλῐ́ῳ hēmikuklíōi	ἡμῐκῠκλῐ́ῳ hēmikuklíōi	ἡμῐκῠκλῐ́οιν hēmikuklíoin	ἡμῐκῠκλῐ́οιν hēmikuklíoin	ἡμῐκῠκλῐ́οις hēmikuklíois	ἡμῐκῠκλῐ́οις hēmikuklíois
Accusative	ἡμῐκῠ́κλῐον hēmikúklion	ἡμῐκῠ́κλῐον hēmikúklion	ἡμῐκῠκλῐ́ω hēmikuklíō	ἡμῐκῠκλῐ́ω hēmikuklíō	ἡμῐκῠκλῐ́ους hēmikuklíous	ἡμῐκῠ́κλῐᾰ hēmikúklia
Vocative	ἡμῐκῠ́κλῐε hēmikúklie	ἡμῐκῠ́κλῐον hēmikúklion	ἡμῐκῠκλῐ́ω hēmikuklíō	ἡμῐκῠκλῐ́ω hēmikuklíō	ἡμῐκῠ́κλῐοι hēmikúklioi	ἡμῐκῠ́κλῐᾰ hēmikúklia
Derived forms	Adverb		Comparative		Superlative
Derived forms	ἡμῐκῠκλῐ́ως hēmikuklíōs		ἡμῐκῠκλῐώτερος hēmikukliṓteros		ἡμῐκῠκλῐώτᾰτος hēmikukliṓtatos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

ἡμῐκῠ́κλῐον (hēmikúklion, substantive)

Related terms

ἐγκῠ́κλῐος (enkúklios)
ἐπῐκῠ́κλῐος (epikúklios)
ἡμῐκῠκλοειδής (hēmikukloeidḗs)
ἡμῐκῠκλῐκός (hēmikuklikós)
ἡμῐκῠκλῐώδης (hēmikukliṓdēs)
ᾰ̓κῠ́κλῐος (akúklios)

References

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

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