Πέρσης
Ancient Greek
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿 (Pārsa).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /pér.sɛːs/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ˈpɛr.ses/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ˈper.sis/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ˈper.sis/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ˈper.sis/
Proper noun
Πέρσης • (Pérsēs) m (genitive Πέρσου); first declension
(Epic, Ionic, Attic, Koine)
Declension
Noun
Πέρσης • (Pérsēs) m (genitive Πέρσου); first declension
(Epic, Ionic, Attic, Koine)
- a Persian
Declension
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ὁ Πέρσης ho Pérsēs |
τὼ Πέρσᾱ tṑ Pérsā |
οἱ Πέρσαι hoi Pérsai | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τοῦ Πέρσου toû Pérsou |
τοῖν Πέρσαιν toîn Pérsain |
τῶν Περσῶν tôn Persôn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῷ Πέρσῃ tôi Pérsēi |
τοῖν Πέρσαιν toîn Pérsain |
τοῖς Πέρσαις toîs Pérsais | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὸν Πέρσην tòn Pérsēn |
τὼ Πέρσᾱ tṑ Pérsā |
τοὺς Πέρσᾱς toùs Pérsās | ||||||||||
| Vocative | Πέρσᾰ Pérsa |
Πέρσᾱ Pérsā |
Πέρσαι Pérsai | ||||||||||
| Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension. | ||||||||||||
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ὁ Πέρσης ho Pérsēs |
τὼ Πέρσᾱ tṑ Pérsā |
οἱ Πέρσαι hoi Pérsai | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τοῦ Πέρσεω / Πέρσω toû Pérseō / Pérsō |
τοῖν Πέρσαιν toîn Pérsain |
τῶν Περσέων / Περσῶν tôn Perséōn / Persôn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῷ Πέρσῃ tôi Pérsēi |
τοῖν Πέρσαιν toîn Pérsain |
τοῖσῐ(ν) Πέρσαις toîsi(n) Pérsais | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὸν Πέρσην tòn Pérsēn |
τὼ Πέρσᾱ tṑ Pérsā |
τοὺς Πέρσᾱς toùs Pérsās | ||||||||||
| Vocative | Πέρσᾰ Pérsa |
Πέρσᾱ Pérsā |
Πέρσαι Pérsai | ||||||||||
| Notes: | Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution. | ||||||||||||
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- Πέρσης in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Πέρσης in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,021
Greek
Noun
Πέρσης • (Pérsis) m (plural Πέρσες, feminine Πέρσης)
- A Persian man
Declension
Related terms
- see: Περσία
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