ἐράσμιος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

As if from unattested *ἐρασμός ("love") + -ιος (-ios), from ἔρᾰμαι (érămai, “I love”). Compare such couples, as subjective δεσμός (desmós) - adjective δέσμιος (désmios).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /e.ráz.mi.os/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /eˈraz.mi.os/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /eˈraz.mi.os/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /eˈraz.mi.os/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /eˈraz.mi.os/

Adjective

ἐρᾰ́σμῐος • (erắsmĭos) m or f (neuter ἐρᾰ́σμῐον); second declension
ἐρᾰ́σμῐος • (erắsmĭos) m (feminine ἐρᾰσμῐ́ᾱ, neuter ἐρᾰ́σμῐον); first/second declension

lovely, pleasant
beloved, desired

Declension

Second declension of ἐρᾰ́σμῐος; ἐρᾰ́σμῐον (Attic)

Number	Singular		Dual		Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ἐρᾰ́σμῐος erắsmĭos	ἐρᾰ́σμῐον erắsmĭon	ἐρᾰσμῐ́ω erăsmĭ́ō	ἐρᾰσμῐ́ω erăsmĭ́ō	ἐρᾰ́σμῐοι erắsmĭoi	ἐρᾰ́σμῐᾰ erắsmĭă
Genitive	ἐρᾰσμῐ́ου erăsmĭ́ou	ἐρᾰσμῐ́ου erăsmĭ́ou	ἐρᾰσμῐ́οιν erăsmĭ́oin	ἐρᾰσμῐ́οιν erăsmĭ́oin	ἐρᾰσμῐ́ων erăsmĭ́ōn	ἐρᾰσμῐ́ων erăsmĭ́ōn
Dative	ἐρᾰσμῐ́ῳ erăsmĭ́ōi	ἐρᾰσμῐ́ῳ erăsmĭ́ōi	ἐρᾰσμῐ́οιν erăsmĭ́oin	ἐρᾰσμῐ́οιν erăsmĭ́oin	ἐρᾰσμῐ́οις erăsmĭ́ois	ἐρᾰσμῐ́οις erăsmĭ́ois
Accusative	ἐρᾰ́σμῐον erắsmĭon	ἐρᾰ́σμῐον erắsmĭon	ἐρᾰσμῐ́ω erăsmĭ́ō	ἐρᾰσμῐ́ω erăsmĭ́ō	ἐρᾰσμῐ́ους erăsmĭ́ous	ἐρᾰ́σμῐᾰ erắsmĭă
Vocative	ἐρᾰ́σμῐε erắsmĭe	ἐρᾰ́σμῐον erắsmĭon	ἐρᾰσμῐ́ω erăsmĭ́ō	ἐρᾰσμῐ́ω erăsmĭ́ō	ἐρᾰ́σμῐοι erắsmĭoi	ἐρᾰ́σμῐᾰ erắsmĭă
Derived forms	Adverb		Comparative		Superlative
Derived forms	ἐρᾰ́σμῐον erắsmĭon		ἐρᾰσμῐώτερος erăsmĭṓteros		ἐρᾰσμῐώτᾰτος erăsmĭṓtătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

First and second declension of ἐρᾰ́σμῐος; ἐρᾰσμῐ́ᾱ; ἐρᾰ́σμῐον (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ἐρᾰ́σμῐος erắsmĭos	ἐρᾰσμῐ́ᾱ erăsmĭ́ā	ἐρᾰ́σμῐον erắsmĭon	ἐρᾰσμῐ́ω erăsmĭ́ō	ἐρᾰσμῐ́ᾱ erăsmĭ́ā	ἐρᾰσμῐ́ω erăsmĭ́ō	ἐρᾰ́σμῐοι erắsmĭoi	ἐρᾰ́σμῐαι erắsmĭai	ἐρᾰ́σμῐᾰ erắsmĭă
Genitive	ἐρᾰσμῐ́ου erăsmĭ́ou	ἐρᾰσμῐ́ᾱς erăsmĭ́ās	ἐρᾰσμῐ́ου erăsmĭ́ou	ἐρᾰσμῐ́οιν erăsmĭ́oin	ἐρᾰσμῐ́αιν erăsmĭ́ain	ἐρᾰσμῐ́οιν erăsmĭ́oin	ἐρᾰσμῐ́ων erăsmĭ́ōn	ἐρᾰσμῐ́ων erăsmĭ́ōn	ἐρᾰσμῐ́ων erăsmĭ́ōn
Dative	ἐρᾰσμῐ́ῳ erăsmĭ́ōi	ἐρᾰσμῐ́ᾳ erăsmĭ́āi	ἐρᾰσμῐ́ῳ erăsmĭ́ōi	ἐρᾰσμῐ́οιν erăsmĭ́oin	ἐρᾰσμῐ́αιν erăsmĭ́ain	ἐρᾰσμῐ́οιν erăsmĭ́oin	ἐρᾰσμῐ́οις erăsmĭ́ois	ἐρᾰσμῐ́αις erăsmĭ́ais	ἐρᾰσμῐ́οις erăsmĭ́ois
Accusative	ἐρᾰ́σμῐον erắsmĭon	ἐρᾰσμῐ́ᾱν erăsmĭ́ān	ἐρᾰ́σμῐον erắsmĭon	ἐρᾰσμῐ́ω erăsmĭ́ō	ἐρᾰσμῐ́ᾱ erăsmĭ́ā	ἐρᾰσμῐ́ω erăsmĭ́ō	ἐρᾰσμῐ́ους erăsmĭ́ous	ἐρᾰσμῐ́ᾱς erăsmĭ́ās	ἐρᾰ́σμῐᾰ erắsmĭă
Vocative	ἐρᾰ́σμῐε erắsmĭe	ἐρᾰσμῐ́ᾱ erăsmĭ́ā	ἐρᾰ́σμῐον erắsmĭon	ἐρᾰσμῐ́ω erăsmĭ́ō	ἐρᾰσμῐ́ᾱ erăsmĭ́ā	ἐρᾰσμῐ́ω erăsmĭ́ō	ἐρᾰ́σμῐοι erắsmĭoi	ἐρᾰ́σμῐαι erắsmĭai	ἐρᾰ́σμῐᾰ erắsmĭă
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	ἐρᾰ́σμῐον erắsmĭon			ἐρᾰσμῐώτερος erăsmĭṓteros			ἐρᾰσμῐώτᾰτος erăsmĭṓtătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

Latin: Erasmus
- Greek: Εράσμους (Erásmous), Έρασμος (Érasmos)
- English: Erasmus