Πρωτέας

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From πρῶτος (prôtos) +‎ -ᾱς (-ās).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /prɔː.té.aːs/ → /proˈte.as/ → /proˈte.as/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /prɔː.té.aːs/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /proˈte.as/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /proˈte.as/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /proˈte.as/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /proˈte.as/

Proper noun

Πρωτέᾱς • (Prōtéās) m (genitive Πρωτέου); first declension

1. a male given name

Declension

First declension of ὁ Πρωτέᾱς; τοῦ Πρωτέου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Πρωτέᾱς ho Prōtéās
Genitive	τοῦ Πρωτέου toû Prōtéou
Dative	τῷ Πρωτέᾳ tôi Prōtéāi
Accusative	τὸν Πρωτέᾱν tòn Prōtéān
Vocative	Πρωτέᾱ Prōtéā
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Further reading

• Πρωτέας in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette