Θεσσαλός

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Θεττᾰλός (Thettălós) — Attic
Πετθᾰλός (Petthălós) — Thessalian
Φεττᾰλός (Phettălós) — Boeotian

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *kʷʰeťťalós, likely from Pre-Greek.^[1] But compare *kʷoiwéō (“to make, produce, invent”), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷoywós, from *kʷey- (“pile, stow, to gather”). The variation of the initial consonant between Θ (Th) and Φ (Ph) in different dialects is the reason for reconstructing a labiovelar *kʷʰ.

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /tʰes.sa.lós/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /tʰes.saˈlos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /θes.saˈlos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /θes.saˈlos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /θe.saˈlos/

Proper noun

Θεσσᾰλός • (Thessălós) m (genitive Θεσσᾰλοῦ); second declension

(Greek mythology) Thessalus

Adjective

Θεσσᾰλός • (Thessălós) m (feminine Θεσσᾰλή, neuter Θεσσᾰλόν); first/second declension

Thessalian

Declension

First and second declension of Θεσσᾰλός; Θεσσᾰλή; Θεσσᾰλόν (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	Θεσσᾰλός Thessălós	Θεσσᾰλή Thessălḗ	Θεσσᾰλόν Thessălón	Θεσσᾰλώ Thessălṓ	Θεσσᾰλᾱ́ Thessălā́	Θεσσᾰλώ Thessălṓ	Θεσσᾰλοί Thessăloí	Θεσσᾰλαί Thessălaí	Θεσσᾰλᾰ́ Thessălắ
Genitive	Θεσσᾰλοῦ Thessăloû	Θεσσᾰλῆς Thessălês	Θεσσᾰλοῦ Thessăloû	Θεσσᾰλοῖν Thessăloîn	Θεσσᾰλαῖν Thessălaîn	Θεσσᾰλοῖν Thessăloîn	Θεσσᾰλῶν Thessălôn	Θεσσᾰλῶν Thessălôn	Θεσσᾰλῶν Thessălôn
Dative	Θεσσᾰλῷ Thessălōî	Θεσσᾰλῇ Thessălēî	Θεσσᾰλῷ Thessălōî	Θεσσᾰλοῖν Thessăloîn	Θεσσᾰλαῖν Thessălaîn	Θεσσᾰλοῖν Thessăloîn	Θεσσᾰλοῖς Thessăloîs	Θεσσᾰλαῖς Thessălaîs	Θεσσᾰλοῖς Thessăloîs
Accusative	Θεσσᾰλόν Thessălón	Θεσσᾰλήν Thessălḗn	Θεσσᾰλόν Thessălón	Θεσσᾰλώ Thessălṓ	Θεσσᾰλᾱ́ Thessălā́	Θεσσᾰλώ Thessălṓ	Θεσσᾰλούς Thessăloús	Θεσσᾰλᾱ́ς Thessălā́s	Θεσσᾰλᾰ́ Thessălắ
Vocative	Θεσσᾰλέ Thessălé	Θεσσᾰλή Thessălḗ	Θεσσᾰλόν Thessălón	Θεσσᾰλώ Thessălṓ	Θεσσᾰλᾱ́ Thessălā́	Θεσσᾰλώ Thessălṓ	Θεσσᾰλοί Thessăloí	Θεσσᾰλαί Thessălaí	Θεσσᾰλᾰ́ Thessălắ
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	Θεσσᾰλῶς Thessălôs			Θεσσᾰλώτερος Thessălṓteros			Θεσσᾰλώτᾰτος Thessălṓtătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Noun

Θεσσᾰλός • (Thessălós) m (genitive Θεσσᾰλοῦ); second declension

an inhabitant of Thessaly; a Thessalian

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ Θεσσᾰλός; τοῦ Θεσσᾰλοῦ (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ Θεσσᾰλός ho Thessălós	τὼ Θεσσᾰλώ tṑ Thessălṓ	οἱ Θεσσᾰλοί hoi Thessăloí
Genitive	τοῦ Θεσσᾰλοῦ toû Thessăloû	τοῖν Θεσσᾰλοῖν toîn Thessăloîn	τῶν Θεσσᾰλῶν tôn Thessălôn
Dative	τῷ Θεσσᾰλῷ tōî Thessălōî	τοῖν Θεσσᾰλοῖν toîn Thessăloîn	τοῖς Θεσσᾰλοῖς toîs Thessăloîs
Accusative	τὸν Θεσσᾰλόν tòn Thessălón	τὼ Θεσσᾰλώ tṑ Thessălṓ	τοὺς Θεσσᾰλούς toùs Thessăloús
Vocative	Θεσσᾰλέ Thessălé	Θεσσᾰλώ Thessălṓ	Θεσσᾰλοί Thessăloí
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

Θεσσᾰλῐ́ᾱ (Thessălĭ́ā)
Θεσσᾰλῐκός (Thessălĭkós)
Θεσσᾰλῐ́ς (Thessălĭ́s)
Θεσσᾰλονῑ́κη (Thessălonī́kē)

Descendants

Greek: Θεσσαλός (Thessalós)
→ Latin: Thessalus

References

^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “Θεσσαλία”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 544