χέραδος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Clearly related to χαράδρα (kharádra, “gorge, ravine; torrent”) and thus from Pre-Greek. The older connection with χαράσσω (kharássō, “to carve, engrave”) must be given up.

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /kʰé.ra.dos/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈkʰe.ra.dos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈçe.ra.ðos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈçe.ra.ðos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈçe.ra.ðos/

Noun

χέρᾰδος • (khérădos) n (genitive χερᾰ́δεος); third declension

silt, debris, gravel and rubbish, brought down by torrents

Inflection

Third declension of τὸ χέρᾰδος; τοῦ χερᾰ́δεος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ χέρᾰδος tò khérădos	τὼ χερᾰ́δεε tṑ kherắdee	τᾰ̀ χερᾰ́δεᾰ tằ kherắdeă
Genitive	τοῦ χερᾰ́δεος toû kherắdeos	τοῖν χερᾰδέοιν toîn kherădéoin	τῶν χερᾰδέων tôn kherădéōn
Dative	τῷ χερᾰ́δεῐ̈ tōî kherắdeĭ̈	τοῖν χερᾰδέοιν toîn kherădéoin	τοῖς χερᾰ́δεσῐ / χερᾰ́δεσῐν toîs kherắdesĭ(n)
Accusative	τὸ χέρᾰδος tò khérădos	τὼ χερᾰ́δεε tṑ kherắdee	τᾰ̀ χερᾰ́δεᾰ tằ kherắdeă
Vocative	χέρᾰδος khérădos	χερᾰ́δεε kherắdee	χερᾰ́δεᾰ kherắdeă
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Related terms

χεράς (kherás, “pebble, gravel”)