ἀνταγωνιστής
See also: ανταγωνιστής
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From ἀνταγωνίζομαι (antagōnízomai) + -τής (-tḗs).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /an.ta.ɡɔː.nis.tɛ̌ːs/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /an.ta.ɡo.nisˈte̝s/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /an.ta.ɣo.nisˈtis/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /an.ta.ɣo.nisˈtis/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /an.da.ɣo.nisˈtis/
Noun
ᾰ̓ντᾰγωνῐστής • (ăntăgōnĭstḗs) m (genitive ᾰ̓ντᾰγωνῐστοῦ); first declension
- rival, opponent, competitor
- Coordinate term: ἀγωνιστής (agōnistḗs)
Inflection
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ὁ ᾰ̓ντᾰγωνῐστής ho ăntăgōnĭstḗs |
τὼ ᾰ̓ντᾰγωνῐστᾱ́ tṑ ăntăgōnĭstā́ |
οἱ ᾰ̓ντᾰγωνῐσταί hoi ăntăgōnĭstaí | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τοῦ ᾰ̓ντᾰγωνῐστοῦ toû ăntăgōnĭstoû |
τοῖν ᾰ̓ντᾰγωνῐσταῖν toîn ăntăgōnĭstaîn |
τῶν ᾰ̓ντᾰγωνῐστῶν tôn ăntăgōnĭstôn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῷ ᾰ̓ντᾰγωνῐστῇ tōî ăntăgōnĭstēî |
τοῖν ᾰ̓ντᾰγωνῐσταῖν toîn ăntăgōnĭstaîn |
τοῖς ᾰ̓ντᾰγωνῐσταῖς toîs ăntăgōnĭstaîs | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὸν ᾰ̓ντᾰγωνῐστήν tòn ăntăgōnĭstḗn |
τὼ ᾰ̓ντᾰγωνῐστᾱ́ tṑ ăntăgōnĭstā́ |
τοὺς ᾰ̓ντᾰγωνῐστᾱ́ς toùs ăntăgōnĭstā́s | ||||||||||
| Vocative | ᾰ̓ντᾰγωνῐστᾰ́ ăntăgōnĭstắ |
ᾰ̓ντᾰγωνῐστᾱ́ ăntăgōnĭstā́ |
ᾰ̓ντᾰγωνῐσταί ăntăgōnĭstaí | ||||||||||
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Descendants
- → French: antagoniste (learned)
- Greek: ανταγωνιστής (antagonistís)
See also
- πρωταγωνιστής (prōtagōnistḗs)
Further reading
- “ἀνταγωνιστής”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “ἀνταγωνιστής”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- ἀνταγωνιστής in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- ἀνταγωνιστής in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
- adversary idem, page 15.
- antagonist idem, page 32.
- combatant idem, page 144.
- competitor idem, page 151.
- opponent idem, page 576.
- rival idem, page 718.