Ἄτροπος

See also: ἄτροπος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Substantivized from ᾰ̓́τροπος (ắtropos, “unchangeable”). Although -ος was a common ending for masculine nouns and names, it was the feminine ending for many compound adjectives too.

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /á.tro.pos/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈa.tro.pos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈa.tro.pos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈa.tro.pos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈa.tro.pos/

Proper noun

Ᾰ̓́τροπος • (Ắtropos) f (genitive Ᾰ̓τρόπου); second declension

(Greek mythology) Atropos
- 750 BCE – 650 BCE, Hesiod, Theogony 905

Inflection

Second declension of ἡ Ᾰ̓́τροπος; τῆς Ᾰ̓τρόπου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ἡ Ᾰ̓́τροπος hē Ắtropos
Genitive	τῆς Ᾰ̓τρόπου tês Ătrópou
Dative	τῇ Ᾰ̓τρόπῳ tēî Ătrópōi
Accusative	τὴν Ᾰ̓́τροπον tḕn Ắtropon
Vocative	Ᾰ̓́τροπε Ắtrope
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

Greek: Άτροπος (Átropos)
→ Latin: Atropos