γυμνοσοφιστής
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From γυμνός (gumnós, “naked”) + σοφιστής (sophistḗs, “teacher, philosopher”).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /ɡym.no.so.pʰis.tɛ̌ːs/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ɡym.no.so.pʰisˈte̝s/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ʝym.no.so.ɸisˈtis/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ʝym.no.so.fisˈtis/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ʝim.no.so.fisˈtis/
Noun
γυμνοσοφιστής • (gumnosophistḗs) m (genitive γυμνοσοφιστοῦ); first declension
- gymnosophist, one of the ancient Indian ascetics reported in antiquity to forgo clothing
Inflection
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ὁ γῠμνοσοφῐστής ho gŭmnosophĭstḗs |
τὼ γῠμνοσοφῐστᾱ́ tṑ gŭmnosophĭstā́ |
οἱ γῠμνοσοφῐσταί hoi gŭmnosophĭstaí | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τοῦ γῠμνοσοφῐστοῦ toû gŭmnosophĭstoû |
τοῖν γῠμνοσοφῐσταῖν toîn gŭmnosophĭstaîn |
τῶν γῠμνοσοφῐστῶν tôn gŭmnosophĭstôn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῷ γῠμνοσοφῐστῇ tōî gŭmnosophĭstēî |
τοῖν γῠμνοσοφῐσταῖν toîn gŭmnosophĭstaîn |
τοῖς γῠμνοσοφῐσταῖς toîs gŭmnosophĭstaîs | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὸν γῠμνοσοφῐστήν tòn gŭmnosophĭstḗn |
τὼ γῠμνοσοφῐστᾱ́ tṑ gŭmnosophĭstā́ |
τοὺς γῠμνοσοφῐστᾱ́ς toùs gŭmnosophĭstā́s | ||||||||||
| Vocative | γῠμνοσοφῐστᾰ́ gŭmnosophĭstắ |
γῠμνοσοφῐστᾱ́ gŭmnosophĭstā́ |
γῠμνοσοφῐσταί gŭmnosophĭstaí | ||||||||||
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Descendants
- → Latin: gymnosophista
- → French: gymnosophiste
- → English: gymnosophist
- → Romanian: gimnozofist
- → French: gymnosophiste