Σαμόθρᾳξ

Ancient Greek

Etymology

A back-formation of Σᾰμοθρᾴκη (Sămothrā́ikē, “Samothrace”) with Θρᾷξ (Thrâix, “Thracian”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /sa.mó.tʰraːi̯ks/ → /saˈmo.θraks/ → /saˈmo.θraks/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /sa.mó.tʰraːi̯ks/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /saˈmo.tʰraks/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /saˈmo.θraks/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /saˈmo.θraks/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /saˈmo.θraks/

Noun

Σᾰμόθρᾳξ • (Sămóthrāix) m (genitive Σᾰμόθρᾳκος); third declension

1. an inhabitant of Samothrace; a Samothracian

Inflection

Third declension of ὁ Σᾰμόθρᾳξ; τοῦ Σᾰμόθρᾳκος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ Σᾰμόθρᾳξ ho Sămóthrāix	τὼ Σᾰμόθρᾳκε tṑ Sămóthrāike	οἱ Σᾰμόθρᾳκες hoi Sămóthrāikes
Genitive	τοῦ Σᾰμόθρᾳκος toû Sămóthrāikos	τοῖν Σᾰμοθρᾴκοιν toîn Sămothrā́ikoin	τῶν Σᾰμοθρᾴκων tôn Sămothrā́ikōn
Dative	τῷ Σᾰμόθρᾳκῐ tôi Sămóthrāikĭ	τοῖν Σᾰμοθρᾴκοιν toîn Sămothrā́ikoin	τοῖς Σᾰμόθρᾳξῐ / Σᾰμόθρᾳξῐν toîs Sămóthrāixĭ(n)
Accusative	τὸν Σᾰμόθρᾳκᾰ tòn Sămóthrāikă	τὼ Σᾰμόθρᾳκε tṑ Sămóthrāike	τοὺς Σᾰμόθρᾳκᾰς toùs Sămóthrāikăs
Vocative	Σᾰμόθρᾳξ Sămóthrāix	Σᾰμόθρᾳκε Sămóthrāike	Σᾰμόθρᾳκες Sămóthrāikes
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Related terms

• Σᾰμόθρᾴκῐος (Sămóthrā́ikĭos)
• Σᾰμόθρᾳκῐκός (Sămóthrāikĭkós)

Descendants

• Greek: Σαμόθραξ (Samóthrax)
• Latin: Samothrāx

References

• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,024