Τρωάς

See also: Ἰλιάς, Τρῶας, Τρῳάς, and Τρῶες

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Τρώς (Trṓs, “Trojan”) +‎ -ᾰ́ς (-ắs).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /trɔː.ás/ → /troˈas/ → /troˈas/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /trɔː.ás/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /troˈas/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /troˈas/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /troˈas/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /troˈas/

Proper noun

Τρωᾰ́ς • (Trōắs) f (genitive Τρωᾰ́δος); third declension

1. the Troas; the Troad

Declension

Third declension of ἡ Τρωᾰ́ς; τῆς Τρωᾰ́δος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ἡ Τρωᾰ́ς hē Trōắs
Genitive	τῆς Τρωᾰ́δος tês Trōắdos
Dative	τῇ Τρωᾰ́δῐ têi Trōắdĭ
Accusative	τὴν Τρωᾰ́δᾰ tḕn Trōắdă
Vocative	Τρωᾰ́ς Trōắs
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension. Nominative singular -ς (-s) arose by reduction of the original cluster *-ds.

Descendants

• English: Troas, Troad
• French: Troade
• German: Troas
• Greek: Τρωάς (Troás)
• Latin: Trōas

Noun

Τρωᾰ́ς • (Trōắs) f (genitive Τρωᾰ́δος); third declension

1. a female inhabitant of Troy or of the Troas/Troad; a female Trojan

Declension

Third declension of ἡ Τρωᾰ́ς; τῆς Τρωᾰ́δος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ Τρωᾰ́ς hē Trōắs	τὼ Τρωᾰ́δε tṑ Trōắde	αἱ Τρωᾰ́δες hai Trōắdes
Genitive	τῆς Τρωᾰ́δος tês Trōắdos	τοῖν Τρωᾰ́δοιν toîn Trōắdoin	τῶν Τρωᾰ́δων tôn Trōắdōn
Dative	τῇ Τρωᾰ́δῐ têi Trōắdĭ	τοῖν Τρωᾰ́δοιν toîn Trōắdoin	ταῖς Τρωᾰ́σῐ / Τρωᾰ́σῐν taîs Trōắsĭ(n)
Accusative	τὴν Τρωᾰ́δᾰ tḕn Trōắdă	τὼ Τρωᾰ́δε tṑ Trōắde	τᾱ̀ς Τρωᾰ́δᾰς tā̀s Trōắdăs
Vocative	Τρωᾰ́ς Trōắs	Τρωᾰ́δε Trōắde	Τρωᾰ́δες Trōắdes
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension. Nominative singular -ς (-s) arose by reduction of the original cluster *-ds.

Descendants

• Greek: Τρωάς (Troás)

Related terms

• Τροίᾱ (Troíā)
• Τροϊκός (Troïkós)

References

• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,028

Further reading

• Troad on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Troy on Wikipedia.Wikipedia