πάτρως

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From πατήρ (patḗr, “father”). Compare Latin patruus (“paternal uncle”), Classical Persian افدر (afdar, “paternal uncle”), and Sanskrit पितृव्य (pitṛvyá, “paternal uncle”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /pá.trɔːs/ → /ˈpa.tros/ → /ˈpa.tros/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /pá.trɔːs/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈpa.tros/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈpa.tros/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈpa.tros/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈpa.tros/

Noun

πάτρως • (pátrōs) m (genitive πάτρω or πάτρωος, variously declined); second declension, third declension

1. paternal uncle

Inflection

Attic second declension of ὁ πάτρως; τοῦ πάτρω (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ πάτρως ho pátrōs	τὼ πάτρω tṑ pátrō	οἱ πάτρῳ hoi pátrōi
Genitive	τοῦ πάτρω toû pátrō	τοῖν πάτρῳν toîn pátrōin	τῶν πάτρων tôn pátrōn
Dative	τῷ πάτρῳ tôi pátrōi	τοῖν πάτρῳν toîn pátrōin	τοῖς πάτρῳς toîs pátrōis
Accusative	τὸν πάτρω / πάτρων tòn pátrō(n)	τὼ πάτρω tṑ pátrō	τοὺς πάτρως toùs pátrōs
Vocative	πάτρως pátrōs	πάτρω pátrō	πάτρῳ pátrōi
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Third declension of ὁ πάτρως; τοῦ πάτρωος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ πάτρως ho pátrōs	τὼ πάτρωε tṑ pátrōe	οἱ πάτρωες hoi pátrōes
Genitive	τοῦ πάτρωος toû pátrōos	τοῖν πατρώοιν toîn patrṓoin	τῶν πατρώων tôn patrṓōn
Dative	τῷ πάτρῳ tôi pátrōi	τοῖν πατρώοιν toîn patrṓoin	τοῖς πάτρωσῐ / πάτρωσῐν toîs pátrōsi(n)
Accusative	τὸν πάτρω / πάτρωᾰ tòn pátrō / pátrōa	τὼ πάτρωε tṑ pátrōe	τοὺς πάτρωᾰς toùs pátrōas
Vocative	πάτρως pátrōs	πάτρωε pátrōe	πάτρωες pátrōes
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.