Talk:ἀλώπηξ

Dative form
The dative plural is ἀλώπεξι, not ἀλώπεκι. This mistake probably occurs to some other words from the third declension in Wktionary.
 * The Greek Word Study Tool at Perseus has both. My guess is that ἀλώπεξι(ν) is a rare variant, but the fact that it occurs in the Septuagint translation of the Hebrew scriptures/Bible gives it more weight than most such minimally-attested spellings. Liddell & Scott at Perseus mentions this instance of the dative plural specifically, which indicates to me that this is an exceptional occurrence. Chuck Entz (talk) 16:41, 6 April 2013 (UTC)
 * I should add that ἀλώπεκι is the regular, expected form according to well-known principles of Ancient Greek word formation, so this may actually be just a simple spelling error . If there are any other examples like this in other third declension nouns, they're probably likewise exceptional. Chuck Entz (talk) 16:51, 6 April 2013 (UTC)
 * I notice that the Word Study Tool tags it as "epic", which means it's probably found in other unrelated texts- so it wouldn't be a simple misspelling. Chuck Entz (talk) 16:56, 6 April 2013 (UTC)


 * from sarri, , 4 years later: ἀλώπεκι ‎(alṓpeki‎) is also attested for the dative plural?? I've read the Liddell & Scott at Perseus five times, and i cannot see it. Where is this dative? It cannot be. Pl.dat=ἀλώπεξι and if you are very thorough epic ἀλωπήκεσσι. The τῇ ἀλώπεκι is singular. Am i missing something? As for the Greek section, it is really a Katharevousa section -need link for Kath, people don't know what it is- . Mention polytonic script and it's ok. You do not need a different declension. The 'καθαρευουσιάνοι' used the ancient word exactly. I would just write: Decl. as in Ancient Greek ἀλώπηξ. Nickname demotic of αλεπού: κυρα-Μάρω !!  sarri.greek (talk) 04:51, 20 November 2017 (UTC)


 * I have linked Katharevousa - although I'm uncertain if it's the correct way of achieving it! — Salt marsh . 16:02, 20 November 2017 (UTC)