κίνδυνος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

The connection with κίνδαξ (kíndax, “quick, nimble”), ὀνοκίνδιος (onokíndios, “donkey-driver”) is formally attractive. For the semantics, Prellwitz and Vendryes compare Latin sollicitus (“agitated, disturbed”), which is from sollus (“whole, entire”) + cieō (“move, stir, shake”). Attempts at an Indo-European etymology should be given up. The Pre-Greek character is clear in view of the ending -ῡν-.[1]

Pronunciation

 

Noun

κῐ́νδῡνος • (kĭ́ndūnos) m (genitive κῐνδῡ́νου); second declension (Epic, Attic, Doric, Koine)

  1. danger, risk, hazard
  2. trial, venture
  3. battle

Declension

Second declension of ὁ κῐ́νδῡνος; τοῦ κῐνδῡ́νου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ κῐ́νδῡνος
ho kĭ́ndūnos 		τὼ κῐνδῡ́νω
tṑ kĭndū́nō 		οἱ κῐ́νδῡνοι
hoi kĭ́ndūnoi
Genitive τοῦ κῐνδῡ́νου
toû kĭndū́nou 		τοῖν κῐνδῡ́νοιν
toîn kĭndū́noin 		τῶν κῐνδῡ́νων
tôn kĭndū́nōn
Dative τῷ κῐνδῡ́νῳ / κῐ́νδῡνῐ
tōî kĭndū́nōi / kĭ́ndūnĭ 		τοῖν κῐνδῡ́νοιν
toîn kĭndū́noin 		τοῖς κῐνδῡ́νοις
toîs kĭndū́nois
Accusative τὸν κῐ́νδῡνον
tòn kĭ́ndūnon 		τὼ κῐνδῡ́νω
tṑ kĭndū́nō 		τοὺς κῐνδῡ́νους
toùs kĭndū́nous
Vocative κῐ́νδῡνε
kĭ́ndūne 		κῐνδῡ́νω
kĭndū́nō 		κῐ́νδῡνοι
kĭ́ndūnoi
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “κίνδυνος”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 699-700

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

Ancient Greek κῐ́νδῡνος (kĭ́ndūnos).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈcinðinos/
  • Hyphenation: κίν‧δυ‧νος

Noun

κίνδυνος • (kíndynos) m (plural κίνδυνοι)

  1. danger

Declension

Declension of κίνδυνος
singular plural
nominative κίνδυνος (kíndynos) κίνδυνοι (kíndynoi)
genitive κινδύνου (kindýnou) κινδύνων (kindýnon)
accusative κίνδυνο (kíndyno) κινδύνους (kindýnous)
vocative κίνδυνε (kíndyne) κίνδυνοι (kíndynoi)

Derived terms

  • ακίνδυνος (akíndynos, “harmless”)
  • επικίνδυνος (epikíndynos, “dangerous, risky, unsafe”)
  • επικινδυνότητα f (epikindynótita)
  • ριψοκίνδυνος (ripsokíndynos, “dangerous, hazardous, risky”)

Expressions

  • δημόσιος κίνδυνος (dimósios kíndynos)
  • έξοδος κινδύνου f (éxodos kindýnou, “emergency exit”)
  • κώδωνας κινδύνου (kódonas kindýnou)
  • κινδυνεύω (kindynévo, “to be in danger”) and derivatives
  • κινδυνολογώ (kindynologó)

Further reading

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