Χαιρωνεύς

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Χαίρων (Khaírōn) +‎ -εύς (-eús, demonymic suffix).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /kʰai̯.rɔː.něu̯s/ → /çɛ.roˈneɸs/ → /çe.roˈnefs/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /kʰai̯.rɔː.něu̯s/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /kʰɛ.roˈnews/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /çɛ.roˈneɸs/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /çe.roˈnefs/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /çe.roˈnefs/

Noun

Χαιρωνεύς • (Khairōneús) m (genitive Χαιρωνέως); third declension

1. an inhabitant of Chaeronea

Inflection

Third declension of ὁ Χαιρωνεύς; τοῦ Χαιρωνέως (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ Χαιρωνεύς ho Khairōneús	τὼ Χαιρωνῆ tṑ Khairōnê	οἱ Χαιρωνῆς / Χαιρωνεῖς hoi Khairōnês / Khairōneîs
Genitive	τοῦ Χαιρωνέως toû Khairōnéōs	τοῖν Χαιρωνέοιν toîn Khairōnéoin	τῶν Χαιρωνέων tôn Khairōnéōn
Dative	τῷ Χαιρωνεῖ tôi Khairōneî	τοῖν Χαιρωνέοιν toîn Khairōnéoin	τοῖς Χαιρωνεῦσῐ / Χαιρωνεῦσῐν toîs Khairōneûsĭ(n)
Accusative	τὸν Χαιρωνέᾱ tòn Khairōnéā	τὼ Χαιρωνῆ tṑ Khairōnê	τοὺς Χαιρωνέᾱς toùs Khairōnéās
Vocative	Χαιρωνεῦ Khairōneû	Χαιρωνῆ Khairōnê	Χαιρωνῆς / Χαιρωνεῖς Khairōnês / Khairōneîs
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• Greek: Χαιρωνεύς (Chaironéfs)

References

• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,005