Σοῦχος

See also: σοῦχος

Ancient Greek

Σοῦχος

Etymology

Borrowed from Demotic sbk, from Egyptian (sbk, “Sobek”). For the pronunciation compare Coptic ⲥⲟⲩⲕ (souk), ⲥⲟⲩⲭⲓ (soukhi).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /sûː.kʰos/ → /ˈsu.xos/ → /ˈsu.xos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /sûː.kʰos/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈsu.kʰos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈsu.xos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈsu.xos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈsu.xos/

Proper noun

Σοῦχος • (Soûkhos) ? (indeclinable)

1. (Egyptian mythology) Sobek (an ancient Egyptian deity associated with the crocodile)

Declension

Second declension of ὁ Σοῦχος; τοῦ Σούχου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Σοῦχος ho Soûkhos
Genitive	τοῦ Σούχου toû Soúkhou
Dative	τῷ Σούχῳ tôi Soúkhōi
Accusative	τὸν Σοῦχον tòn Soûkhon
Vocative	Σοῦχε Soûkhe
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• Greek: Σούχος (Soúchos)
• → Latin: Sūchus
  • → English: Suchus
  • → Portuguese: Suco