Ἑρμαφρόδιτος
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Ancient Greek
Etymology
From Ἑρμῆς (Hermês, “Hermes”) + Ἀφροδῑ́τη (Aphrodī́tē, “Aphrodite”) + -ος (-os).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /her.ma.pʰró.diː.tos/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /(h)er.maˈpʰro.di.tos/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /er.maˈɸro.ði.tos/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /er.maˈfro.ði.tos/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /er.maˈfro.ði.tos/
Proper noun
Ἑρμαφρόδῑτος • (Hermaphródītos) m (genitive Ἑρμαφροδῑ́του); second declension
Declension
| Case / # | Singular | ||||||||||||
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| Nominative | ὁ Ἑρμαφρόδῑτος ho Hermaphródītos | ||||||||||||
| Genitive | τοῦ Ἑρμαφροδῑ́του toû Hermaphrodī́tou | ||||||||||||
| Dative | τῷ Ἑρμαφροδῑ́τῳ tôi Hermaphrodī́tōi | ||||||||||||
| Accusative | τὸν Ἑρμαφρόδῑτον tòn Hermaphródīton | ||||||||||||
| Vocative | Ἑρμαφρόδῑτε Hermaphródīte | ||||||||||||
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Descendants
- Greek: Ερμαφρόδιτος (Ermafróditos)
- Latin: Hermaphrodītus
- Coptic: ⲉⲣⲙⲁⲫⲣⲟⲇⲓⲧⲟⲥ (ermaphroditos)
References
- “Ἑρμαφρόδιτος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “Ἑρμαφρόδιτος”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers