Κάνωβος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • Κᾰ́νωπος (Kắnōpos)

Etymology

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Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Κᾰ́νωβος • (Kắnōbos) m (genitive Κᾰνώβου); second declension

  1. Canopus

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ Κᾰ́νωβος; τοῦ Κᾰνώβου (Attic)
Case / # Singular
Nominative ὁ Κᾰ́νωβος
ho Kắnōbos
Genitive τοῦ Κᾰνώβου
toû Kănṓbou
Dative τῷ Κᾰνώβῳ
tōî Kănṓbōi
Accusative τὸν Κᾰ́νωβον
tòn Kắnōbon
Vocative Κᾰ́νωβε
Kắnōbe
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

  • Κᾰνωβῑ́της (Kănōbī́tēs)
  • Κᾰνωβῐκός (Kănōbĭkós)

Descendants

  • Greek: Κάνωβος (Kánovos)
  • → Latin: Canōpus, Canōbus (see there for further descendants)

References

  • “Κάνωβος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “Κάνωβος”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,005
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