Δεινοσθένης

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From δεινός (deinós) +‎ σθένος (sthénos) +‎ -ης (-ēs).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /deː.nos.tʰé.nɛːs/ → /ði.nosˈθe.nis/ → /ði.nosˈθe.nis/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /deː.nos.tʰé.nɛːs/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /di.nosˈtʰe.ne̝s/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ði.nosˈθe.nis/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ði.nosˈθe.nis/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ði.nosˈθe.nis/

Proper noun

Δεινοσθένης • (Deinosthénēs) m (genitive Δεινοσθένους); third declension

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Deinosthenes

Inflection

Third declension of ὁ Δεινοσθένης; τοῦ Δεινοσθένους (contracted, Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Δεινοσθένης ho Deinosthénēs
Genitive	τοῦ Δεινοσθένους toû Deinosthénous
Dative	τῷ Δεινοσθένει tôi Deinosthénei
Accusative	τὸν Δεινοσθένη tòn Deinosthénē
Vocative	Δεινόσθενες Deinósthenes
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• → Latin: Dīnosthenēs

Further reading

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