Πρίαμος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• Πέρρᾰμος (Pérrhamos), Πέρᾰμος (Péramos) — Ionic
• Πρῐᾰμῐ́ς (Priamís) — Poetic

Etymology

From Luwian 𒉺𒊑𒀀𒈬𒀀 (Pa-ri-a-mu-a-, “exceptionally courageous”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /prí.a.mos/ → /ˈpri.a.mos/ → /ˈpri.a.mos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /prí.a.mos/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈpri.a.mos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈpri.a.mos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈpri.a.mos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈpri.a.mos/

Proper noun

Πρῐ́ᾰμος • (Príamos) m (genitive Πρῐᾰ́μου); second declension

1. (Greek mythology) Priam

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ Πρῐ́ᾰμος; τοῦ Πρῐᾰ́μου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Πρῐ́ᾰμος ho Príamos
Genitive	τοῦ Πρῐᾰ́μου toû Priámou
Dative	τῷ Πρῐᾰ́μῳ tôi Priámōi
Accusative	τὸν Πρῐ́ᾰμον tòn Príamon
Vocative	Πρῐ́ᾰμε Príame
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Second declension of Πρῐ́ᾰμος; Πρῐᾰ́μου (Epic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	Πρῐ́ᾰμος Príamos
Genitive	Πρῐᾰ́μου / Πρῐᾰμοῖο / Πρῐᾰ́μοιο / Πρῐᾰμόο / Πρῐᾰ́μοο Priámou / Priamoîo / Priámoio / Priamóo / Priámoo
Dative	Πρῐᾰ́μῳ Priámōi
Accusative	Πρῐ́ᾰμον Príamon
Vocative	Πρῐ́ᾰμε Príame
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Derived terms

• Πρῐᾰμῐ́δης (Priamídēs)
• Πρῐᾰμῐκός (Priamikós)
• Πρῐᾰμῐλλύδρῐον (Priamillúdrion), Πρῐᾰμύλλῐον (Priamúllion)

Descendants

• Armenian: Պրիամոս (Priamos)
• English: Priam
• Greek: Πρίαμος (Príamos)
• Latin: Priamus
• Old Armenian: Պռիամոս (Pṙiamos)
• Turkish: Priamos

References

• “Πρίαμος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,023