Γαράμαντες

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From a Berber word meaning "castles" or "cities".

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ɡa.rá.man.tes/ → /ɣaˈra.man.tes/ → /ɣaˈra.man.des/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ɡa.rá.man.tes/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ɡaˈra.man.tes/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ɣaˈra.man.tes/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ɣaˈra.man.tes/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ɣaˈra.man.des/

Proper noun

Γᾰρᾰ́μᾰντες • (Garámantes) m (genitive Γᾰρᾰμᾰ́ντων); third declension

1. Garamantes, an ancient Saharan people settled in Libya

Inflection

Third declension of οἱ Γᾰρᾰ́μᾰντες; τῶν Γᾰρᾰμᾰ́ντων (Attic)

Case / #	Plural
Nominative	οἱ Γᾰρᾰ́μᾰντες hoi Garámantes
Genitive	τῶν Γᾰρᾰμᾰ́ντων tôn Garamántōn
Dative	τοῖς Γᾰρᾰ́μᾱσῐ / Γᾰρᾰ́μᾱσῐν toîs Garámāsi(n)
Accusative	τοὺς Γᾰρᾰ́μᾰντᾰς toùs Garámantas
Vocative	Γᾰρᾰ́μᾰντες Garámantes
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

• Γᾰρᾰμᾰντῐκός (Garamantikós)
• Γᾰρᾰμᾰντῐ́ς (Garamantís)
• γᾰρᾰ́μᾱς (garámās)

 

Descendants

• → Latin: Garamantēs

References

• Γαράμαντες in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• γαράμας in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)