Δαφνοῦς

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From δάφνη (dáphnē, “laurel, bay”) +‎ -οῦς (-oûs, “-ful”). See -εις (-eis).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /da.pʰnûːs/ → /ðaˈɸnus/ → /ðaˈfnus/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /da.pʰnûːs/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /daˈpʰnus/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ðaˈɸnus/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ðaˈfnus/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ðaˈfnus/

Proper noun

Δᾰφνοῦς • (Daphnoûs) m (genitive Δᾰφνοῦντος); third declension

1. Daphnus, Phocis, Greece

Inflection

Third declension of ὁ Δᾰφνοῦς; τοῦ Δᾰφνοῦντος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Δᾰφνοῦς ho Daphnoûs
Genitive	τοῦ Δᾰφνοῦντος toû Daphnoûntos
Dative	τῷ Δᾰφνοῦντῐ tôi Daphnoûnti
Accusative	τὸν Δᾰφνοῦντᾰ tòn Daphnoûnta
Vocative	Δᾰφνοῦν Daphnoûn
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• → Latin: Daphnūs

References

• Δαφνοῦς in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)