διάδοχος

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From διαδέχομαι (diadékhomai, “to succeed”) +‎ -ος (-os).

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

δῐᾰ́δοχος • (diádokhos) m or f (neuter δῐᾰ́δοχον); second declension

  1. succeeding a person in a thing, aftercoming

Declension

Second declension of δῐᾰ́δοχος; δῐᾰ́δοχον (Attic)
Number Singular Dual Plural
Case/Gender Masculine / Feminine Neuter Masculine / Feminine Neuter Masculine / Feminine Neuter
Nominative δῐᾰ́δοχος
diádokhos 		δῐᾰ́δοχον
diádokhon 		δῐᾰδόχω
diadókhō 		δῐᾰδόχω
diadókhō 		δῐᾰ́δοχοι
diádokhoi 		δῐᾰ́δοχᾰ
diádokha
Genitive δῐᾰδόχου
diadókhou 		δῐᾰδόχου
diadókhou 		δῐᾰδόχοιν
diadókhoin 		δῐᾰδόχοιν
diadókhoin 		δῐᾰδόχων
diadókhōn 		δῐᾰδόχων
diadókhōn
Dative δῐᾰδόχῳ
diadókhōi 		δῐᾰδόχῳ
diadókhōi 		δῐᾰδόχοιν
diadókhoin 		δῐᾰδόχοιν
diadókhoin 		δῐᾰδόχοις
diadókhois 		δῐᾰδόχοις
diadókhois
Accusative δῐᾰ́δοχον
diádokhon 		δῐᾰ́δοχον
diádokhon 		δῐᾰδόχω
diadókhō 		δῐᾰδόχω
diadókhō 		δῐᾰδόχους
diadókhous 		δῐᾰ́δοχᾰ
diádokha
Vocative δῐᾰ́δοχε
diádokhe 		δῐᾰ́δοχον
diádokhon 		δῐᾰδόχω
diadókhō 		δῐᾰδόχω
diadókhō 		δῐᾰ́δοχοι
diádokhoi 		δῐᾰ́δοχᾰ
diádokha
Derived forms Adverb Comparative Superlative
δῐᾰδόχως
diadókhōs 		δῐᾰδοχώτερος
diadokhṓteros 		δῐᾰδοχώτᾰτος
diadokhṓtatos
Notes:

Noun

δῐᾰ́δοχος • (diádokhos) m (genitive δῐᾰδόχου); second declension

  1. (in the plural) Diadochi, the generals of Alexander the Great
  2. (at Alexandria) lowest grade of court officials
  3. substitute, deputy
  4. head of a school of philosophers
  5. kind of gem mentioned by Pliny

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ δῐᾰ́δοχος; τοῦ δῐᾰδόχου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ δῐᾰ́δοχος
ho diádokhos 		τὼ δῐᾰδόχω
tṑ diadókhō 		οἱ δῐᾰ́δοχοι
hoi diádokhoi
Genitive τοῦ δῐᾰδόχου
toû diadókhou 		τοῖν δῐᾰδόχοιν
toîn diadókhoin 		τῶν δῐᾰδόχων
tôn diadókhōn
Dative τῷ δῐᾰδόχῳ
tôi diadókhōi 		τοῖν δῐᾰδόχοιν
toîn diadókhoin 		τοῖς δῐᾰδόχοις
toîs diadókhois
Accusative τὸν δῐᾰ́δοχον
tòn diádokhon 		τὼ δῐᾰδόχω
tṑ diadókhō 		τοὺς δῐᾰδόχους
toùs diadókhous
Vocative δῐᾰ́δοχε
diádokhe 		δῐᾰδόχω
diadókhō 		δῐᾰ́δοχοι
diádokhoi
Notes:

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Greek: διάδοχος (diádochos)
  • → Latin: diadochos

References

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek διάδοχος (diádokhos), from Ancient Greek διαδέχομαι (diadékhomai, “to succeed”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ðiˈa.ðo.xos/, /ˈðja.ðo.xos/, (colloquially) /ˈðʝa.ðo.xos/
  • Hyphenation: δι‧ά‧δο‧χος

Adjective

διάδοχος • (diádochos) m (feminine διάδοχος or διάδοχη, neuter διάδοχο)

  1. successor (coming after the other in a series)
    το διάδοχο πολιτικό σχήμα στην εξουσία της χώρας
    to diádocho politikó schíma stin exousía tis chóras
    the successor political shape in the country's power

Declension

Declension of διάδοχος
number 
case \ gender  		singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative διάδοχος • διάδοχος • / διάδοχη • διάδοχο • διάδοχοι • διάδοχοι • / διάδοχες • διάδοχα •
genitive διάδοχου • διάδοχου • / διάδοχης • διάδοχου • διάδοχων • διάδοχων • διάδοχων •
accusative διάδοχο • διάδοχο • / διάδοχη • διάδοχο • διάδοχους • διάδοχους • / διάδοχες • διάδοχα •
vocative διάδοχε • διάδοχε • / διάδοχη • διάδοχο • διάδοχοι • διάδοχοι • / διάδοχες • διάδοχα •

Synonyms

Noun

διάδοχος • (diádochos) m or f (plural διάδοχοι)

  1. successor (person or thing that immediately follows another in holding an office)
    Ο Τραμπ ήταν ο διάδοχος του Ομπάμα.
    O Tramp ítan o diádochos tou Ompáma.
    Trump was Obama's successor.
  2. heir, heiress (someone who is designated to inherit the throne in monarchies)
    Ο Πρίγκιπας της Ουαλίας είναι ο διάδοχος του αγγλικού θρόνου.
    O Prígkipas tis Oualías eínai o diádochos tou anglikoú thrónou.
    The Prince of Wales is the heir to the English throne.
  3. (colloquial) firstborn son, eldest boy (in a family unit)
    Να σας ζήσει ο διάδοχος!
    Na sas zísei o diádochos!
    Long live your eldest!

Declension

declension of διάδοχος
case     \     number singular plural
nominative διάδοχος • διάδοχοι •
genitive διαδόχου • διαδόχων •
accusative διάδοχο • διαδόχους •
vocative διάδοχε • διάδοχοι •

Synonyms

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