βάσκανος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Connected with βάσκειν (báskein, “to slander”), which is probably from βάζω (bázō, “to speak, say”), but might be related to Latin fascinum (“witchcraft, penis”) in which case both would derive from a European substrate language.

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /bás.ka.nos/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈbas.ka.nos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈβas.ka.nos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈvas.ka.nos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈvas.ka.nos/

Adjective

βάσκᾰνος • (báskănos) m or f (neuter βάσκᾰνον); second declension

slanderous, envious, malignant

Inflection

Second declension of βάσκᾰνος; βάσκᾰνον (Attic)

Number	Singular		Dual		Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	βάσκᾰνος báskănos	βάσκᾰνον báskănon	βασκᾰ́νω baskắnō	βασκᾰ́νω baskắnō	βάσκᾰνοι báskănoi	βάσκᾰνᾰ báskănă
Genitive	βασκᾰ́νου baskắnou	βασκᾰ́νου baskắnou	βασκᾰ́νοιν baskắnoin	βασκᾰ́νοιν baskắnoin	βασκᾰ́νων baskắnōn	βασκᾰ́νων baskắnōn
Dative	βασκᾰ́νῳ baskắnōi	βασκᾰ́νῳ baskắnōi	βασκᾰ́νοιν baskắnoin	βασκᾰ́νοιν baskắnoin	βασκᾰ́νοις baskắnois	βασκᾰ́νοις baskắnois
Accusative	βάσκᾰνον báskănon	βάσκᾰνον báskănon	βασκᾰ́νω baskắnō	βασκᾰ́νω baskắnō	βασκᾰ́νους baskắnous	βάσκᾰνᾰ báskănă
Vocative	βάσκᾰνε báskăne	βάσκᾰνον báskănon	βασκᾰ́νω baskắnō	βασκᾰ́νω baskắnō	βάσκᾰνοι báskănoi	βάσκᾰνᾰ báskănă
Derived forms	Adverb		Comparative		Superlative
Derived forms	βασκᾰ́νως baskắnōs		βασκᾰνώτερος baskănṓteros		βασκᾰνώτᾰτος baskănṓtătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Noun

βάσκᾰνος • (báskănos) m (genitive βασκᾰ́νου); second declension

slanderer, tale-bearer
sorcerer

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ βάσκᾰνος; τοῦ βασκᾰ́νου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ βάσκᾰνος ho báskănos	τὼ βασκᾰ́νω tṑ baskắnō	οἱ βάσκᾰνοι hoi báskănoi
Genitive	τοῦ βασκᾰ́νου toû baskắnou	τοῖν βασκᾰ́νοιν toîn baskắnoin	τῶν βασκᾰ́νων tôn baskắnōn
Dative	τῷ βασκᾰ́νῳ tōî baskắnōi	τοῖν βασκᾰ́νοιν toîn baskắnoin	τοῖς βασκᾰ́νοις toîs baskắnois
Accusative	τὸν βάσκᾰνον tòn báskănon	τὼ βασκᾰ́νω tṑ baskắnō	τοὺς βασκᾰ́νους toùs baskắnous
Vocative	βάσκᾰνε báskăne	βασκᾰ́νω baskắnō	βάσκᾰνοι báskănoi
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Pronunciation

Adjective

Inflection

Noun

Inflection

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