Γωσίθρης
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From Old Persian *Gāuciθrah.[1]
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /ɡɔː.sí.tʰrɛːs/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ɡoˈsi.tʰre̝s/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ɣoˈsi.θris/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ɣoˈsi.θris/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ɣoˈsi.θris/
Proper noun
Γωσῐ́θρης • (Gōsĭ́thrēs) m (genitive Γωσῐ́θρου); third declension
- a male given name, Gosithres, from Old Persian, a Persian man, brother of Artaxerxes
Inflection
| Case / # | Singular | ||||||||||||
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| Nominative | ὁ Γωσῐ́θρης ho Gōsĭ́thrēs | ||||||||||||
| Genitive | τοῦ Γωσῐ́θρου toû Gōsĭ́throu | ||||||||||||
| Dative | τῷ Γωσῐ́θρῃ tōî Gōsĭ́thrēi | ||||||||||||
| Accusative | τὸν Γωσῐ́θρην tòn Gōsĭ́thrēn | ||||||||||||
| Vocative | Γωσῐ́θρη Gōsĭ́thrē | ||||||||||||
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Descendants
- → Latin: Gōsithrēs
References
- ^ Albert F. de Jong, “Traditions of the Magi: Zoroastrianism in Greek and Latin Literature,” BRILL, 1997, p. 99-100
Further reading
- Γωσίθρης in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)