Ἀριστοφάνης

See also: Αριστοφάνης

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἄριστος (áristos, “best”) +‎ -φανής (-phanḗs, “seeming, appearing”).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /a.ris.to.pʰá.nɛːs/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /a.ris.toˈpʰa.nes/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /a.ris.toˈɸa.nis/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /a.ris.toˈfa.nis/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /a.ris.toˈfa.nis/

Proper noun

Ἀρῐστοφᾰ́νης • (Aristophánēs) m (genitive Ἀρῐστοφᾰ́νους); third declension

A male given name, equivalent to English Aristophanes

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Particularly: “Pindar, Nemean Ode”

in particular, the 5th century BCE comic playwright Aristophanes

Inflection

Third declension of ὁ Ᾰ̓ρῐστοφᾰ́νης; τοῦ Ᾰ̓ρῐστοφᾰ́νους (contracted, Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Ᾰ̓ρῐστοφᾰ́νης ho Aristophánēs
Genitive	τοῦ Ᾰ̓ρῐστοφᾰ́νους toû Aristophánous
Dative	τῷ Ᾰ̓ρῐστοφᾰ́νει tôi Aristophánei
Accusative	τὸν Ᾰ̓ρῐστοφᾰ́νη tòn Aristophánē
Vocative	Ᾰ̓ρῐστόφᾰνες Aristóphanes
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

Ἀρῐστοφᾰ́νειος (Aristopháneios)

Descendants

Greek: Αριστοφάνης (Aristofánis)
→ Latin: Aristophanēs (see there for further descendants)
Old Armenian: Արիստոփանէս (Aristopʿanēs)
- Armenian: Արիստոփանես (Aristopʿanes)