Ἵππαρχος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ῐ̔́ππος (hĭ́ppos, “horse”) +‎ ἀρχός (arkhós, “leader”).

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Ῐ̔́ππᾰρχος • (Hĭ́ppărkhos) m (genitive Ῐ̔ππᾰ́ρχου); second declension

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Hipparchus
  2. in particular, the Greek astronomer Hipparchus of Nicaea

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ Ῐ̔́ππᾰρχος; τοῦ Ῐ̔ππᾰ́ρχου (Attic)
Case / # Singular
Nominative ὁ Ῐ̔́ππᾰρχος
ho Hĭ́ppărkhos
Genitive τοῦ Ῐ̔ππᾰ́ρχου
toû Hĭppắrkhou
Dative τῷ Ῐ̔ππᾰ́ρχῳ
tōî Hĭppắrkhōi
Accusative τὸν Ῐ̔́ππᾰρχον
tòn Hĭ́ppărkhon
Vocative Ῐ̔́ππᾰρχε
Hĭ́ppărkhe
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

  • Arabic: أَبَرْخُش (ʔabarḵuš)
    • → Classical Persian: ابرخس (Ibarxus), اپرخس (Iparxus)
  • Greek: Ίππαρχος (Ípparchos)
  • Latin: Hipparchus
  • Turkish: İparhos

References

  • Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,013
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