Δορυφόρος

See also: δορυφόρος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Use as a proper name of δορῠφόρος (dorŭphóros).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /do.ry.pʰó.ros/ → /ðo.ryˈɸo.ros/ → /ðo.riˈfo.ros/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /do.ry.pʰó.ros/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /do.ryˈpʰo.ros/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ðo.ryˈɸo.ros/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ðo.ryˈfo.ros/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ðo.riˈfo.ros/

Proper noun

Δορῠφόρος • (Dorŭphóros) m (genitive Δορῠφόρου); second declension

1. a secretary of the Emperor Nero
   • 155 CE – 235 CE, Cassius Dio, Collected Works 61.5.4

Declension

Second declension of ὁ Δορῠφόρος; τοῦ Δορῠφόρου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Δορῠφόρος ho Dorŭphóros
Genitive	τοῦ Δορῠφόρου toû Dorŭphórou
Dative	τῷ Δορῠφόρῳ tôi Dorŭphórōi
Accusative	τὸν Δορῠφόρον tòn Dorŭphóron
Vocative	Δορῠφόρε Dorŭphóre
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• → Spanish: Doríforo

Further reading

• Δορυφόρος in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)