Σαλμωνεύς

Ancient Greek

Etymology

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Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /sal.mɔː.něu̯s/ → /sal.moˈneɸs/ → /sal.moˈnefs/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /sal.mɔː.něu̯s/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /sal.moˈnews/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /sal.moˈneɸs/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /sal.moˈnefs/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /sal.moˈnefs/

Proper noun

Σαλμωνεύς • (Salmōneús) m (genitive Σαλμωνέως); third declension

1. (Greek mythology) Salmoneus, the mythological king of Elis

Inflection

Third declension of ὁ Σαλμωνεύς; τοῦ Σαλμωνέως (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Σαλμωνεύς ho Salmōneús
Genitive	τοῦ Σαλμωνέως toû Salmōnéōs
Dative	τῷ Σαλμωνεῖ tôi Salmōneî
Accusative	τὸν Σαλμωνέᾱ tòn Salmōnéā
Vocative	Σαλμωνεῦ Salmōneû
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Third declension of Σαλμωνεύς; Σαλμωνῆος (Epic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	Σαλμωνεύς Salmōneús
Genitive	Σαλμωνῆος / Σαλμωνέος Salmōnêos / Salmōnéos
Dative	Σαλμωνῆῐ̈ / Σαλμωνέῐ̈ Salmōnêï / Salmōnéï
Accusative	Σαλμωνῆᾰ / Σαλμωνέᾰ Salmōnêa / Salmōnéa
Vocative	Σαλμωνεῦ Salmōneû
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Descendants

• Greek: Σαλμωνεύς (Salmonéfs)
• Latin: Salmōneus

Further reading

• “Σαλμωνεύς”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• Σαλμωνεύς in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,024