Δελφός
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From Δελφοί (Delphoí, “Delphi”).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /del.pʰós/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /delˈpʰos/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ðelˈɸos/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ðelˈfos/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ðelˈfos/
Noun
Δελφός • (Delphós) m (genitive Δελφοῦ); second declension
Inflection
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ὁ Δελφός ho Delphós |
τὼ Δελφώ tṑ Delphṓ |
οἱ Δελφοί hoi Delphoí | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τοῦ Δελφοῦ toû Delphoû |
τοῖν Δελφοῖν toîn Delphoîn |
τῶν Δελφῶν tôn Delphôn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῷ Δελφῷ tōî Delphōî |
τοῖν Δελφοῖν toîn Delphoîn |
τοῖς Δελφοῖς toîs Delphoîs | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὸν Δελφόν tòn Delphón |
τὼ Δελφώ tṑ Delphṓ |
τοὺς Δελφούς toùs Delphoús | ||||||||||
| Vocative | Δελφέ Delphé |
Δελφώ Delphṓ |
Δελφοί Delphoí | ||||||||||
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Related terms
- Δελφῐ́ς (Delphĭ́s)
- Δελφῐκός (Delphĭkós)
Descendants
- Greek: Δελφός (Delfós)
- Latin: Delphus
References
- “Δελφός”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- Δελφός in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,008