ἀσκαρίς

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

σκᾰρῐ́δες (skărĭ́des)

Etymology

Generally taken to be from ἀσκαρίζω (askarízō, “to jump”), but Frisk thinks this is semantically not strong. In view of the prothetic vowel, it is rather a Pre-Greek word.

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /as.ka.rís/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /as.kaˈris/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /as.kaˈris/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /as.kaˈris/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /as.kaˈris/

Noun

ἀσκᾰρῐ́ς • (askărĭ́s) f (genitive ἀσκᾰρῐ́δος); third declension

worm in the intestines
larva of the ἐμπίς (empís)

Inflection

Third declension of ἡ ἀσκᾰρῐ́ς; τῆς ἀσκᾰρῐ́δος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ ἀσκᾰρῐ́ς hē askărĭ́s	τὼ ἀσκᾰρῐ́δε tṑ askărĭ́de	αἱ ἀσκᾰρῐ́δες hai askărĭ́des
Genitive	τῆς ἀσκᾰρῐ́δος tês askărĭ́dos	τοῖν ἀσκᾰρῐ́δοιν toîn askărĭ́doin	τῶν ἀσκᾰρῐ́δων tôn askărĭ́dōn
Dative	τῇ ἀσκᾰρῐ́δῐ tēî askărĭ́dĭ	τοῖν ἀσκᾰρῐ́δοιν toîn askărĭ́doin	ταῖς ἀσκᾰρῐ́σῐ / ἀσκᾰρῐ́σῐν taîs askărĭ́sĭ(n)
Accusative	τὴν ἀσκᾰρῐ́δᾰ tḕn askărĭ́dă	τὼ ἀσκᾰρῐ́δε tṑ askărĭ́de	τᾱ̀ς ἀσκᾰρῐ́δᾰς tā̀s askărĭ́dăs
Vocative	ἀσκᾰρῐ́ς askărĭ́s	ἀσκᾰρῐ́δε askărĭ́de	ἀσκᾰρῐ́δες askărĭ́des
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension. Nominative singular -ς (-s) arose by reduction of the original cluster *-ds.

Descendants

→ New Latin: ascaris
→ Translingual: Ascaris