Βακτριανός

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• Βάκτριος (Báktrios)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Bactriānus.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /bak.tri.aː.nós/ → /βak.tri.aˈnos/ → /vak.tri.aˈnos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /bak.tri.aː.nós/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /bak.tri.aˈnos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /βak.tri.aˈnos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /vak.tri.aˈnos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /vak.tri.aˈnos/

Adjective

Βακτρ̆ιᾱνός • (Baktr̆iānós) m (feminine Βακτριᾱνή, neuter Βακτριᾱνόν); first/second declension

1. Bactrian
2. (nominalized, masculine) an inhabitant of Bactria; a Bactrian

Inflection

First and second declension of Βᾰκτρῐᾱνός; Βᾰκτρῐᾱνή; Βᾰκτρῐᾱνόν (Attic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		Βᾰκτρῐᾱνός Băktrĭānós	Βᾰκτρῐᾱνή Băktrĭānḗ	Βᾰκτρῐᾱνόν Băktrĭānón		Βᾰκτρῐᾱνώ Băktrĭānṓ	Βᾰκτρῐᾱνᾱ́ Băktrĭānā́	Βᾰκτρῐᾱνώ Băktrĭānṓ		Βᾰκτρῐᾱνοί Băktrĭānoí	Βᾰκτρῐᾱναί Băktrĭānaí	Βᾰκτρῐᾱνᾰ́ Băktrĭānắ
Genitive		Βᾰκτρῐᾱνοῦ Băktrĭānoû	Βᾰκτρῐᾱνῆς Băktrĭānês	Βᾰκτρῐᾱνοῦ Băktrĭānoû		Βᾰκτρῐᾱνοῖν Băktrĭānoîn	Βᾰκτρῐᾱναῖν Băktrĭānaîn	Βᾰκτρῐᾱνοῖν Băktrĭānoîn		Βᾰκτρῐᾱνῶν Băktrĭānôn	Βᾰκτρῐᾱνῶν Băktrĭānôn	Βᾰκτρῐᾱνῶν Băktrĭānôn
Dative		Βᾰκτρῐᾱνῷ Băktrĭānôi	Βᾰκτρῐᾱνῇ Băktrĭānêi	Βᾰκτρῐᾱνῷ Băktrĭānôi		Βᾰκτρῐᾱνοῖν Băktrĭānoîn	Βᾰκτρῐᾱναῖν Băktrĭānaîn	Βᾰκτρῐᾱνοῖν Băktrĭānoîn		Βᾰκτρῐᾱνοῖς Băktrĭānoîs	Βᾰκτρῐᾱναῖς Băktrĭānaîs	Βᾰκτρῐᾱνοῖς Băktrĭānoîs
Accusative		Βᾰκτρῐᾱνόν Băktrĭānón	Βᾰκτρῐᾱνήν Băktrĭānḗn	Βᾰκτρῐᾱνόν Băktrĭānón		Βᾰκτρῐᾱνώ Băktrĭānṓ	Βᾰκτρῐᾱνᾱ́ Băktrĭānā́	Βᾰκτρῐᾱνώ Băktrĭānṓ		Βᾰκτρῐᾱνούς Băktrĭānoús	Βᾰκτρῐᾱνᾱ́ς Băktrĭānā́s	Βᾰκτρῐᾱνᾰ́ Băktrĭānắ
Vocative		Βᾰκτρῐᾱνέ Băktrĭāné	Βᾰκτρῐᾱνή Băktrĭānḗ	Βᾰκτρῐᾱνόν Băktrĭānón		Βᾰκτρῐᾱνώ Băktrĭānṓ	Βᾰκτρῐᾱνᾱ́ Băktrĭānā́	Βᾰκτρῐᾱνώ Băktrĭānṓ		Βᾰκτρῐᾱνοί Băktrĭānoí	Βᾰκτρῐᾱναί Băktrĭānaí	Βᾰκτρῐᾱνᾰ́ Băktrĭānắ
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

• Βακτριᾱνὸς κάμηλος (Baktriānòs kámēlos)

Descendants

• Greek: Βακτριανός (Vaktrianós)

References

• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,003
• “Βακτριανός”, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ [Logeion] Dictionaries for Ancient Greek and Latin (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, since 2011