καύσων

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Ultimately from καίω (kaíō, “to kindle, burn”).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

καύσων • (kaúsōn) m (genitive καύσωνος); third declension

  1. burning heat, summer heat, heatwave
  2. sirocco, a hot southern wind

Declension

Third declension of ὁ καύσων; τοῦ καύσωνος (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ καύσων
ho kaúsōn 		τὼ καύσωνε
tṑ kaúsōne 		οἱ καύσωνες
hoi kaúsōnes
Genitive τοῦ καύσωνος
toû kaúsōnos 		τοῖν καυσώνοιν
toîn kausṓnoin 		τῶν καυσώνων
tôn kausṓnōn
Dative τῷ καύσωνῐ
tōî kaúsōnĭ 		τοῖν καυσώνοιν
toîn kausṓnoin 		τοῖς καύσωσῐ / καύσωσῐν
toîs kaúsōsĭ(n)
Accusative τὸν καύσωνᾰ
tòn kaúsōnă 		τὼ καύσωνε
tṑ kaúsōne 		τοὺς καύσωνᾰς
toùs kaúsōnăs
Vocative καύσων
kaúsōn 		καύσωνε
kaúsōne 		καύσωνες
kaúsōnes
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

  • Greek: καύσωνας (káfsonas)

Further reading

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