Ἄθρυς
Ancient Greek
Etymology
A theory links this hydronym to Latvian ātrs (“quick, rapid, fast”) and Old High German ātar (“sharp; quick, fast”).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /á.tʰrys/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ˈa.tʰrys/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ˈa.θrys/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ˈa.θrys/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ˈa.θris/
Proper noun
Ἄθρῠς • (Áthrŭs) m (genitive Ἄθρῠος); third declension
- river Athrys; Yantra, Bulgaria
Inflection
| Case / # | Singular | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ὁ Ᾰ̓́θρῠς ho Ắthrŭs | ||||||||||||
| Genitive | τοῦ Ᾰ̓́θρῠος toû Ắthrŭos | ||||||||||||
| Dative | τῷ Ᾰ̓́θρῠῐ̈ / Ᾰ̓́θρυι tōî Ắthrŭĭ̈ / Ắthrui | ||||||||||||
| Accusative | τὸν Ᾰ̓́θρῠν tòn Ắthrŭn | ||||||||||||
| Vocative | Ᾰ̓́θρῠ Ắthrŭ | ||||||||||||
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Descendants
- → Latin: Athrys
Further reading
- Ἄθρυς in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- Ἄθρυς in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)