Θεόκριτος
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From θεός (theós, “god”) + κρίνω (krínō, “to judge”) + -τος (-tos).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /tʰe.ó.kri.tos/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /tʰeˈo.kri.tos/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /θeˈo.kri.tos/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /θeˈo.kri.tos/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /θeˈo.kri.tos/
Proper noun
Θεόκρῐτος • (Theókrĭtos) m (genitive Θεοκρῐ́του); second declension
- a male given name, equivalent to English Theocritus
- in particular, the 3rd century BCE poet Theocritus
Inflection
| Case / # | Singular | ||||||||||||
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| Nominative | ὁ Θεόκρῐτος ho Theókrĭtos | ||||||||||||
| Genitive | τοῦ Θεοκρῐ́του toû Theokrĭ́tou | ||||||||||||
| Dative | τῷ Θεοκρῐ́τῳ tōî Theokrĭ́tōi | ||||||||||||
| Accusative | τὸν Θεόκρῐτον tòn Theókrĭton | ||||||||||||
| Vocative | Θεόκρῐτε Theókrĭte | ||||||||||||
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Descendants
- → Latin: Theocritus