ἀλώπηξ

See also: αλώπηξ

Ancient Greek

Presumably from earlier Proto-Hellenic *alōpēkos, *alṓpāks. Some linguists have attempted derivation from Proto-Indo-European *h₂lōpeh₂s (stem *h₂lop-); compare Old Armenian աղուէս (ałuēs), Lithuanian lãpė, Latvian lapsa and Sanskrit लोपाश (lopāśá). The many irregular variations on the word may suggest a Mediterranean wanderword instead; compare Luwian [script needed] (ulipna-)/[script needed] (walipna-, “wolf”) and Latin vulpēs (“fox”).

ᾰ̓λώπηξ • (ălṓpēx) f (genitive ᾰ̓λώπεκος); third declension

Third declension of ἡ ᾰ̓λώπηξ; τῆς ᾰ̓λώπεκος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ ᾰ̓λώπηξ hē ălṓpēx	τὼ ᾰ̓λώπεκε tṑ ălṓpeke	αἱ ᾰ̓λώπεκες hai ălṓpekes
Genitive	τῆς ᾰ̓λώπεκος tês ălṓpekos	τοῖν ᾰ̓λωπέκοιν toîn ălōpékoin	τῶν ᾰ̓λωπέκων tôn ălōpékōn
Dative	τῇ ᾰ̓λώπεκῐ tēî ălṓpekĭ	τοῖν ᾰ̓λωπέκοιν toîn ălōpékoin	ταῖς ᾰ̓λώπεξῐ / ᾰ̓λώπεξῐν taîs ălṓpexĭ(n)
Accusative	τὴν ᾰ̓λώπεκᾰ tḕn ălṓpekă	τὼ ᾰ̓λώπεκε tṑ ălṓpeke	τᾱ̀ς ᾰ̓λώπεκᾰς tā̀s ălṓpekăs
Vocative	ᾰ̓λώπηξ ălṓpēx	ᾰ̓λώπεκε ălṓpeke	ᾰ̓λώπεκες ălṓpekes
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Greek: > αλεπού (alepoú) (inherited), → ἀλώπηξ (alṓpēx), αλώπηξ (alópix) (learned)
Mariupol Greek: алыпу́ (alypú)
Pontic Greek: αλεπός (alepós)
→ Samoan: ālope (learned)
- → Tokelauan: ālope (learned)
→ Translingual: Alopex (learned)

ἀλώπηξ • (alṓpēx) f (plural αλώπεκες)