Φωσφόρος
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From φῶς (phôs, “light”) + -φόρος (-phóros, “bringing”), from φέρω (phérō, “bring”). Compare Ἑωσφόρος (Heōsphóros).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /pʰɔːs.pʰó.ros/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /pʰosˈpʰo.ros/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ɸosˈɸo.ros/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /fosˈfo.ros/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /fosˈfo.ros/
- Hyphenation: Φωσ‧φό‧ρος
Proper noun
[edit]Φωσφόρος • (Phōsphóros) m (genitive Φωσφόρου); second declension
- the star that brings the light; a name for planet Venus.
Declension
[edit]Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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Nominative | ὁ Φωσφόρος ho Phōsphóros |
τὼ Φωσφόρω tṑ Phōsphórō |
οἱ Φωσφόροι hoi Phōsphóroi | ||||||||||
Genitive | τοῦ Φωσφόρου toû Phōsphórou |
τοῖν Φωσφόροιν toîn Phōsphóroin |
τῶν Φωσφόρων tôn Phōsphórōn | ||||||||||
Dative | τῷ Φωσφόρῳ tôi Phōsphórōi |
τοῖν Φωσφόροιν toîn Phōsphóroin |
τοῖς Φωσφόροις toîs Phōsphórois | ||||||||||
Accusative | τὸν Φωσφόρον tòn Phōsphóron |
τὼ Φωσφόρω tṑ Phōsphórō |
τοὺς Φωσφόρους toùs Phōsphórous | ||||||||||
Vocative | Φωσφόρε Phōsphóre |
Φωσφόρω Phōsphórō |
Φωσφόροι Phōsphóroi | ||||||||||
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Descendants
[edit]- Latin: phōsphorus
- English: phosphorus
- → Latin: Lucifer (calque)
See also
[edit]- Ἕσπερος (Hésperos)
Further reading
[edit]- “Φωσφόρος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Categories:
- Ancient Greek terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Ancient Greek terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *bʰeh₂- (shine)
- Ancient Greek terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *bʰer-
- Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -φόρος
- Ancient Greek 3-syllable words
- Ancient Greek terms with IPA pronunciation
- Ancient Greek lemmas
- Ancient Greek nouns
- Ancient Greek paroxytone terms
- Ancient Greek masculine nouns
- Ancient Greek second-declension nouns
- Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the second declension
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