Ξάνθος
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See also: ξανθός
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From ξανθός (xanthós, “yellow”).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /ksán.tʰos/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ˈksan.tʰos/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ˈksan.θos/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ˈksan.θos/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ˈksan.θos/
Proper noun
Ξᾰ́νθος • (Xánthos) m or f (genitive Ξᾰ́νθου); second declension
Inflection
| Case / # | Singular | ||||||||||||
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| Nominative | ὁ, ἡ Ξᾰ́νθος ho, hē Xánthos | ||||||||||||
| Genitive | τοῦ, τῆς Ξᾰ́νθου toû, tês Xánthou | ||||||||||||
| Dative | τῷ, τῇ Ξᾰ́νθῳ tôi, têi Xánthōi | ||||||||||||
| Accusative | τὸν, τὴν Ξᾰ́νθον tòn, tḕn Xánthon | ||||||||||||
| Vocative | Ξᾰ́νθε Xánthe | ||||||||||||
| Notes: |
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| Case / # | Singular | ||||||||||||
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| Nominative | Ξᾰ́νθος Xánthos | ||||||||||||
| Genitive | Ξᾰ́νθου / Ξᾰνθοῖο / Ξᾰ́νθοιο / Ξᾰνθόο / Ξᾰ́νθοο Xánthou / Xanthoîo / Xánthoio / Xanthóo / Xánthoo | ||||||||||||
| Dative | Ξᾰ́νθῳ Xánthōi | ||||||||||||
| Accusative | Ξᾰ́νθον Xánthon | ||||||||||||
| Vocative | Ξᾰ́νθε Xánthe | ||||||||||||
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Descendants
- → Latin: Xanthus
Further reading
- Ξάνθος in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette