αὐτόχθων

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From αὐτο- (auto-, “self”) +‎ χθών (khthṓn, “earth, soil”), sprung from the land itself.

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /au̯.tókʰ.tʰɔːn/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /aʍˈtokʰ.tʰon/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /aɸˈtox.θon/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /afˈtox.θon/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /afˈtox.θon/

Adjective

αὐτόχθων • (autókhthōn) m or f (neuter αὐτόχθον); third declension

indigenous

Declension

Third declension of αὐτόχθων; αὐτόχθον (Attic)

Number	Singular		Dual		Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	αὐτόχθων autókhthōn	αὐτόχθον autókhthon	αὐτόχθονε autókhthone	αὐτόχθονε autókhthone	αὐτόχθονες autókhthones	αὐτόχθονᾰ autókhthonă
Genitive	αὐτόχθονος autókhthonos	αὐτόχθονος autókhthonos	αὐτοχθόνοιν autokhthónoin	αὐτοχθόνοιν autokhthónoin	αὐτοχθόνων autokhthónōn	αὐτοχθόνων autokhthónōn
Dative	αὐτόχθονῐ autókhthonĭ	αὐτόχθονῐ autókhthonĭ	αὐτοχθόνοιν autokhthónoin	αὐτοχθόνοιν autokhthónoin	αὐτόχθοσῐ / αὐτόχθοσῐν autókhthosĭ(n)	αὐτόχθοσῐ / αὐτόχθοσῐν autókhthosĭ(n)
Accusative	αὐτόχθονᾰ autókhthonă	αὐτόχθον autókhthon	αὐτόχθονε autókhthone	αὐτόχθονε autókhthone	αὐτόχθονᾰς autókhthonăs	αὐτόχθονᾰ autókhthonă
Vocative	αὐτόχθον autókhthon	αὐτόχθον autókhthon	αὐτόχθονε autókhthone	αὐτόχθονε autókhthone	αὐτόχθονες autókhthones	αὐτόχθονᾰ autókhthonă
Derived forms	Adverb		Comparative		Superlative
Derived forms	αὐτοχθόνως autokhthónōs		αὐτοχθονέστερος autokhthonésteros		αὐτοχθονέστᾰτος autokhthonéstătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

→⇒ Bulgarian: автохто́нен (avtohtónen)
→ Catalan: autòcton
→ Dutch: autochtoon
→⇒ English: autochthonous
→ French: autochtone
- → Romanian: autocton
→ German: autochthon
→ Italian: autoctono
→ Polish: autochton
→ Spanish: autóctono

Noun

αὐτόχθων • (autókhthōn) m or f (genitive αὐτόχθονος); third declension

a native, an aborigine

Declension

Third declension of ὁ αὐτόχθων; τοῦ αὐτόχθονος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ αὐτόχθων ho autókhthōn	τὼ αὐτόχθονε tṑ autókhthone	οἱ αὐτόχθονες hoi autókhthones
Genitive	τοῦ αὐτόχθονος toû autókhthonos	τοῖν αὐτοχθόνοιν toîn autokhthónoin	τῶν αὐτοχθόνων tôn autokhthónōn
Dative	τῷ αὐτόχθονῐ tōî autókhthonĭ	τοῖν αὐτοχθόνοιν toîn autokhthónoin	τοῖς αὐτόχθοσῐ / αὐτόχθοσῐν toîs autókhthosĭ(n)
Accusative	τὸν αὐτόχθονᾰ tòn autókhthonă	τὼ αὐτόχθονε tṑ autókhthone	τοὺς αὐτόχθονᾰς toùs autókhthonăs
Vocative	αὐτόχθον autókhthon	αὐτόχθονε autókhthone	αὐτόχθονες autókhthones
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

→ Dutch: autochtoon
→ English: autochthon
→ French: autochtone
→ Italian: autoctono
→ Polish: autochton
→ Spanish: autóctono

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Pronunciation

Adjective

Declension

Descendants

Noun

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Descendants

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