Πόρπαξ

See also: πόρπαξ

Ancient Greek

Etymology

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Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /pór.paks/ → /ˈpor.paks/ → /ˈpor.paks/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /pór.paks/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈpor.paks/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈpor.paks/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈpor.paks/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈpor.paks/

Proper noun

Πόρπᾰξ • (Pórpax) m (genitive Πόρπᾰκος); third declension

1. Porpax, a river of Sicily flowing near Segesta

Inflection

Third declension of ὁ Πόρπᾰξ; τοῦ Πόρπᾰκος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Πόρπᾰξ ho Pórpax
Genitive	τοῦ Πόρπᾰκος toû Pórpakos
Dative	τῷ Πόρπᾰκῐ tôi Pórpaki
Accusative	τὸν Πόρπᾰκᾰ tòn Pórpaka
Vocative	Πόρπᾰξ Pórpax
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• → Latin: Porpax

Further reading

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