Noun: ἄχθος
Hyphenation:
Gender:
Nominative
| Singular | ᾰ̓́χθος |
| Dual | ᾰ̓́χθεε; ᾰ̓́χθει |
| Plural | ᾰ̓́χθεᾰ; ᾰ̓́χθη |
| Singular | ắkhthos |
| Dual | ắkhthee; ắkhthei |
| Plural | ắkhtheă; ắkhthē |
Genitive
| Singular | ᾰ̓́χθεος; ᾰ̓́χθευς; ᾰ̓́χθους |
| Dual | ᾰ̓χθέοιῐ̈ν; ᾰ̓χθοῖν |
| Plural | ᾰ̓χθέων; ᾰ̓χθῶν |
| Singular | ắkhtheos; ắkhtheus; ắkhthous |
| Dual | ăkhthéoiĭ̈n; ăkhthoîn |
| Plural | ăkhthéōn; ăkhthôn |
Dative
| Singular | ᾰ̓́χθει |
| Dual | ᾰ̓χθέοιῐ̈ν; ᾰ̓χθοῖν |
| Plural | ᾰ̓́χθεσῐ; ᾰ̓́χθεσῐν; ᾰ̓́χθεσσῐ; ᾰ̓́χθεσσῐν; ᾰ̓χθέεσσῐ; ᾰ̓χθέεσσῐν |
| Singular | ắkhtheĭ̈; ắkhthei; tōî ắkhthei |
| Dual | ăkhthéoiĭ̈n; ăkhthoîn |
| Plural | ắkhthesĭ; ắkhthesĭn; ắkhthessĭ; ắkhthessĭn; ăkhthéessĭ; ăkhthéessĭn |
Accusative
| Singular | ᾰ̓́χθος |
| Dual | ᾰ̓́χθεε; ᾰ̓́χθει |
| Plural | ᾰ̓́χθεᾰ; ᾰ̓́χθη |
| Singular | ắkhthos |
| Dual | ắkhthee; ắkhthei |
| Plural | ắkhtheă; ắkhthē |
Vocative
| Singular | ᾰ̓́χθος |
| Dual | ᾰ̓́χθεε; ᾰ̓́χθει |
| Plural | ᾰ̓́χθεᾰ; ᾰ̓́χθη |
| Singular | ắkhthos |
| Dual | ắkhthee; ắkhthei |
| Plural | ắkhtheă; ắkhthē |
Sample Sentences
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ὀλίγον τέ μιν ἄχθος ἐπείγει (and little does its weight press on him) [c. 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 12.452]
Nouns inflected like ἄχθος
ἄχθος,
Etymology
From ᾰ̓́χθομαι (ắkhthomai, “to be loaded”) + -ος (-os), which is from Proto-Indo-European *h₂edʰǵʰ- (“to squeeze, (op)press”), the same root of Hittite [script needed] (ḫatk-, “to shut, close”).
Verbs referencing "ἄχθος"
Greek Nouns
άχθος.
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