θάρσος

Ancient Greek

From Proto-Indo-European *dʰers- (“to dare”). Cognate with English dare, Proto-Slavic *dьrzъ (“bold”), Sanskrit धृषु (dhṛṣú, “proud”) and Albanian nder (“honor, favour”).

θάρσος • (thársos) n (genitive θάρσους or θάρσεος); third declension

Third declension of τὸ θᾰ́ρσος; τοῦ θᾰ́ρσους (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ θᾰ́ρσος tò thắrsos	τὼ θᾰ́ρσει tṑ thắrsei	τᾰ̀ θᾰ́ρση tằ thắrsē
Genitive	τοῦ θᾰ́ρσους toû thắrsous	τοῖν θᾰρσοῖν toîn thărsoîn	τῶν θᾰρσῶν tôn thărsôn
Dative	τῷ θᾰ́ρσει tōî thắrsei	τοῖν θᾰρσοῖν toîn thărsoîn	τοῖς θᾰ́ρσεσῐ / θᾰ́ρσεσῐν toîs thắrsesĭ(n)
Accusative	τὸ θᾰ́ρσος tò thắrsos	τὼ θᾰ́ρσει tṑ thắrsei	τᾰ̀ θᾰ́ρση tằ thắrsē
Vocative	θᾰ́ρσος thắrsos	θᾰ́ρσει thắrsei	θᾰ́ρση thắrsē
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Third declension of θᾰ́ρσος; θάρσευς (Epic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	θᾰ́ρσος thắrsos
Genitive	θάρσευς / θάρσεος thárseus / thárseos
Dative	θᾰ́ρσει / θᾰ́ρσεῐ̈ thắrsei / thắrseĭ̈
Accusative	θᾰ́ρσος thắrsos
Vocative	θᾰ́ρσος thắrsos
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

“θάρσος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
θάρσος in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
“θάρσος”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
θάρσος in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN