πυρσοφόρος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From πῠρσός (pŭrsós, “torch, firebrand”) +‎ -φόρος (-phóros, “-bearing”).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /pyr.so.pʰó.ros/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /pyr.soˈpʰo.ros/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /pyr.soˈɸo.ros/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /pyr.soˈfo.ros/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /pir.soˈfo.ros/

Adjective

πῠρσοφόρος • (pŭrsophóros) m or f (neuter πῠρσοφόρον); second declension

carrying fire

Declension

Second declension of πῠρσοφόρος; πῠρσοφόρον (Attic)

Number	Singular		Dual		Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	πῠρσοφόρος pŭrsophóros	πῠρσοφόρον pŭrsophóron	πῠρσοφόρω pŭrsophórō	πῠρσοφόρω pŭrsophórō	πῠρσοφόροι pŭrsophóroi	πῠρσοφόρᾰ pŭrsophóră
Genitive	πῠρσοφόρου pŭrsophórou	πῠρσοφόρου pŭrsophórou	πῠρσοφόροιν pŭrsophóroin	πῠρσοφόροιν pŭrsophóroin	πῠρσοφόρων pŭrsophórōn	πῠρσοφόρων pŭrsophórōn
Dative	πῠρσοφόρῳ pŭrsophórōi	πῠρσοφόρῳ pŭrsophórōi	πῠρσοφόροιν pŭrsophóroin	πῠρσοφόροιν pŭrsophóroin	πῠρσοφόροις pŭrsophórois	πῠρσοφόροις pŭrsophórois
Accusative	πῠρσοφόρον pŭrsophóron	πῠρσοφόρον pŭrsophóron	πῠρσοφόρω pŭrsophórō	πῠρσοφόρω pŭrsophórō	πῠρσοφόρους pŭrsophórous	πῠρσοφόρᾰ pŭrsophóră
Vocative	πῠρσοφόρε pŭrsophóre	πῠρσοφόρον pŭrsophóron	πῠρσοφόρω pŭrsophórō	πῠρσοφόρω pŭrsophórō	πῠρσοφόροι pŭrsophóroi	πῠρσοφόρᾰ pŭrsophóră
Derived forms	Adverb		Comparative		Superlative
Derived forms	πῠρσοφόρως pŭrsophórōs		πῠρσοφορώτερος pŭrsophorṓteros		πῠρσοφορώτᾰτος pŭrsophorṓtătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Noun

πῠρσοφόρος • (pŭrsophóros) m (genitive πῠρσοφόρου); second declension

torch-bearer
large brazier

Declension

Second declension of ὁ πῠρσοφόρος; τοῦ πῠρσοφόρου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ πῠρσοφόρος ho pŭrsophóros	τὼ πῠρσοφόρω tṑ pŭrsophórō	οἱ πῠρσοφόροι hoi pŭrsophóroi
Genitive	τοῦ πῠρσοφόρου toû pŭrsophórou	τοῖν πῠρσοφόροιν toîn pŭrsophóroin	τῶν πῠρσοφόρων tôn pŭrsophórōn
Dative	τῷ πῠρσοφόρῳ tōî pŭrsophórōi	τοῖν πῠρσοφόροιν toîn pŭrsophóroin	τοῖς πῠρσοφόροις toîs pŭrsophórois
Accusative	τὸν πῠρσοφόρον tòn pŭrsophóron	τὼ πῠρσοφόρω tṑ pŭrsophórō	τοὺς πῠρσοφόρους toùs pŭrsophórous
Vocative	πῠρσοφόρε pŭrsophóre	πῠρσοφόρω pŭrsophórō	πῠρσοφόροι pŭrsophóroi
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Pronunciation

Adjective

Declension

Noun

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