Διόσκορος
Ancient Greek
Alternative forms
- Διόσκουρος (Dióskouros)
Etymology
Univerbation of Διός (Diós, “Zeus's”) + κόρος (kóros, “boy”).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /di.ós.ko.ros/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /diˈos.ko.ros/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ðiˈos.ko.ros/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ðiˈos.ko.ros/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ðiˈos.ko.ros/
Proper noun
Δῐόσκορος • (Dĭóskoros) m (genitive Δῐοσκόρου); second declension
Inflection
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ὁ Δῐόσκορος ho Dĭóskoros |
τὼ Δῐοσκόρω tṑ Dĭoskórō |
οἱ Δῐόσκοροι hoi Dĭóskoroi | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τοῦ Δῐοσκόρου toû Dĭoskórou |
τοῖν Δῐοσκόροιν toîn Dĭoskóroin |
τῶν Δῐοσκόρων tôn Dĭoskórōn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῷ Δῐοσκόρῳ tōî Dĭoskórōi |
τοῖν Δῐοσκόροιν toîn Dĭoskóroin |
τοῖς Δῐοσκόροις toîs Dĭoskórois | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὸν Δῐόσκορον tòn Dĭóskoron |
τὼ Δῐοσκόρω tṑ Dĭoskórō |
τοὺς Δῐοσκόρους toùs Dĭoskórous | ||||||||||
| Vocative | Δῐόσκορε Dĭóskore |
Δῐοσκόρω Dĭoskórō |
Δῐόσκοροι Dĭóskoroi | ||||||||||
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Descendants
- Greek: Διόσκορος (Dióskoros)
- plural Διόσκοροι (Dióskoroi)
- Latin: Dioscurus
- Marsian: Iouies pucles
- Paelignian: Iouiois puclois
References
- Διόσκορος 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