φάρσος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Probably from Proto-Indo-European *bʰres- (“to burst, break, crack, split, separate”) and cognate with Proto-Germanic *brestaną (“to burst”). Previously it was connected with ἅψος (hápsos, “joint”) and μύσος (músos, “defilement”). Compare also φᾶρος (phâros).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /pʰár.sos/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈpʰar.sos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈɸar.sos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈfar.sos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈfar.sos/

Noun

φάρσος • (phársos) n (genitive φάρσους or φάρσεος); third declension

Any piece cut off, portion
A quarter of a city
A cloth, a covering

Inflection

Third declension of τὸ φᾰ́ρσος; τοῦ φᾰ́ρσους (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ φᾰ́ρσος tò phắrsos	τὼ φᾰ́ρσει tṑ phắrsei	τᾰ̀ φᾰ́ρση tằ phắrsē
Genitive	τοῦ φᾰ́ρσους toû phắrsous	τοῖν φᾰρσοῖν toîn phărsoîn	τῶν φᾰρσῶν tôn phărsôn
Dative	τῷ φᾰ́ρσει tōî phắrsei	τοῖν φᾰρσοῖν toîn phărsoîn	τοῖς φᾰ́ρσεσῐ / φᾰ́ρσεσῐν toîs phắrsesĭ(n)
Accusative	τὸ φᾰ́ρσος tò phắrsos	τὼ φᾰ́ρσει tṑ phắrsei	τᾰ̀ φᾰ́ρση tằ phắrsē
Vocative	φᾰ́ρσος phắrsos	φᾰ́ρσει phắrsei	φᾰ́ρση phắrsē
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Third declension of τὸ φᾰ́ρσος; τοῦ φᾰ́ρσεος (Ionic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ φᾰ́ρσος tò phắrsos	τὼ φᾰ́ρσει / φᾰ́ρσεε tṑ phắrsei / phắrsee	τᾰ̀ φᾰ́ρσεᾰ tằ phắrseă
Genitive	τοῦ φᾰ́ρσεος / φᾰ́ρσευς toû phắrseos / phắrseus	τοῖν φᾰρσέοιν toîn phărséoin	τῶν φᾰρσέων tôn phărséōn
Dative	τῷ φᾰ́ρσει / φᾰ́ρσεῐ̈ tōî phắrsei / phắrseĭ̈	τοῖν φᾰρσέοιν toîn phărséoin	τοῖσῐ / τοῖσῐν φᾰ́ρσεσῐ / φᾰ́ρσεσῐν toîsĭ(n) phắrsesĭ(n)
Accusative	τὸ φᾰ́ρσος tò phắrsos	τὼ φᾰ́ρσει / φᾰ́ρσεε tṑ phắrsei / phắrsee	τᾰ̀ φᾰ́ρσεᾰ tằ phắrseă
Vocative	φᾰ́ρσος phắrsos	φᾰ́ρσει / φᾰ́ρσεε phắrsei / phắrsee	φᾰ́ρσεᾰ phắrseă
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Derived terms

φαρσοφόρος (pharsophóros)
φάρσωμα (phársōma)

References

“φάρσος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
φάρσος in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
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