Γύγης

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Lydian 𐤨𐤰𐤨𐤠𐤮 (kukas, “grandfather”).[1][2][3]

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Γῡ́γης • (Gū́gēs) m (genitive Γῡ́γου); first declension

  1. Gyges

Inflection

First declension of ὁ Γῡ́γης; τοῦ Γῡ́γου (Attic)
Case / # Singular
Nominative ὁ Γῡ́γης
ho Gū́gēs
Genitive τοῦ Γῡ́γου
toû Gū́gou
Dative τῷ Γῡ́γῃ
tōî Gū́gēi
Accusative τὸν Γῡ́γην
tòn Gū́gēn
Vocative Γῡ́γη
Gū́gē
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.
First declension of Γῡ́γης; Γῡ́γᾱο (Epic)
Case / # Singular
Nominative Γῡ́γης
Gū́gēs
Genitive Γῡ́γᾱο / Γῡ́γε͜ω / Γῡ́γω
Gū́gāo / Gū́ge͜ō / Gū́gō
Dative Γῡ́γῃ
Gū́gēi
Accusative Γῡ́γην
Gū́gēn
Vocative Γῡ́γη
Gū́gē
Notes:
  • Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Descendants

  • Greek: Γύγης (Gýgis)
  • → Latin: Gygēs

References

  1. ^ Browne, Gerald M. (2000) “A New Lydian Text”, in Kadmos‎[1], volume 39, →DOI, retrieved 13 November 2021, pages 177-178
  2. ^ Browne, Gerald M. (2000) “The Tomb of Alyattes?”, in Zeitschrift für Papyrologie und Epigraphik‎[2], volume 132, retrieved 13 November 2021, page 172
  3. ^ Bianconi, Michele (2021) Linguistic and Cultural Interactions between Greece and Anatolia: In Search of the Golden Fleece, Leiden: Brill Publishers, →ISBN, pages 119-120

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