Νιρεύς

Ancient Greek

Etymology

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Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /niː.rěu̯s/ → /niˈreɸs/ → /niˈrefs/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /niː.rěu̯s/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /niˈrews/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /niˈreɸs/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /niˈrefs/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /niˈrefs/

Proper noun

Νῑρεύς • (Nīreús) m (genitive Νῑρέως); third declension

1. (Greek mythology) Nireus, the legendary king of Syme

Inflection

Third declension of ὁ Νῑρεύς; τοῦ Νῑρέως (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Νῑρεύς ho Nīreús
Genitive	τοῦ Νῑρέως toû Nīréōs
Dative	τῷ Νῑρεῖ tôi Nīreî
Accusative	τὸν Νῑρέᾱ tòn Nīréā
Vocative	Νῑρεῦ Nīreû
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Third declension of Νῑρεύς; Νῑρῆος (Epic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	Νῑρεύς Nīreús
Genitive	Νῑρῆος / Νῑρέος Nīrêos / Nīréos
Dative	Νῑρῆῐ̈ / Νῑρέῐ̈ Nīrêï / Nīréï
Accusative	Νῑρῆᾰ / Νῑρέᾰ Nīrêa / Nīréa
Vocative	Νῑρεῦ Nīreû
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Descendants

• → Latin: Nīreus

References

• Νιρεύς in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• “Νιρεύς”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers