θάσσων

Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /tʰǎːs.sɔːn/ → /ˈθas.son/ → /ˈθa.son/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /tʰǎːs.sɔːn/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈtʰas.son/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈθas.son/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈθas.son/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈθa.son/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Hellenic *tʰəťťōs, comparative of *tʰəkʰús, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰn̥gʰ-yōs. By surface analysis, ταχύς (takhús) +‎ -ίων (-íōn).

Alternative forms

• θᾱ́ττων (thā́ttōn) — Attic

Adjective

θᾱ́σσων • (thā́ssōn) m or f (neuter θᾶσσον); third declension

1. comparative degree of τᾰχύς (tăkhús): faster

Declension

Third declension of θᾱ́σσων; θᾶσσον (Koine)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		θᾱ́σσων thā́ssōn	θᾶσσον thâsson		θᾱ́σσονε thā́ssone	θᾱ́σσονε thā́ssone		θᾱ́σσονες thā́ssones	θᾱ́σσονᾰ thā́ssonă
Genitive		θᾱ́σσονος thā́ssonos	θᾱ́σσονος thā́ssonos		θᾱσσόνοιν thāssónoin	θᾱσσόνοιν thāssónoin		θᾱσσόνων thāssónōn	θᾱσσόνων thāssónōn
Dative		θᾱ́σσονῐ thā́ssonĭ	θᾱ́σσονῐ thā́ssonĭ		θᾱσσόνοιν thāssónoin	θᾱσσόνοιν thāssónoin		θᾱ́σσοσῐ / θᾱ́σσοσῐν thā́ssosĭ(n)	θᾱ́σσοσῐ / θᾱ́σσοσῐν thā́ssosĭ(n)
Accusative		θᾱ́σσονᾰ thā́ssonă	θᾶσσον thâsson		θᾱ́σσονε thā́ssone	θᾱ́σσονε thā́ssone		θᾱ́σσονᾰς thā́ssonăs	θᾱ́σσονᾰ thā́ssonă
Vocative		θᾶσσον thâsson	θᾶσσον thâsson		θᾱ́σσονε thā́ssone	θᾱ́σσονε thā́ssone		θᾱ́σσονες thā́ssones	θᾱ́σσονᾰ thā́ssonă

Further reading

• “θάσσων”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “θάσσων”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “θάσσων”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• θάσσων in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• θάσσων in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963

Etymology 2

Present active participle of θᾱ́σσω (thā́ssō, “sit, sit idly”).

Alternative forms

• θᾰᾰ́σσων (thăắssōn) — Epic

Participle

θᾱ́σσων • (thā́ssōn) m (feminine θᾱ́σσουσᾰ, neuter θᾶσσον); first/third declension

1. sitting, sitting idly

Declension

First and third declension of θᾱ́σσων; θᾱ́σσουσᾰ; θᾶσσον (Attic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		θᾱ́σσων thā́ssōn	θᾱ́σσουσᾰ thā́ssousă	θᾶσσον thâsson		θᾱ́σσοντε thā́ssonte	θᾱσσούσᾱ thāssoúsā	θᾱ́σσοντε thā́ssonte		θᾱ́σσοντες thā́ssontes	θᾱ́σσουσαι thā́ssousai	θᾱ́σσοντᾰ thā́ssontă
Genitive		θᾱ́σσοντος thā́ssontos	θᾱσσούσης thāssoúsēs	θᾱ́σσοντος thā́ssontos		θᾱσσόντοιν thāssóntoin	θᾱσσούσαιν thāssoúsain	θᾱσσόντοιν thāssóntoin		θᾱσσόντων thāssóntōn	θᾱσσουσῶν thāssousôn	θᾱσσόντων thāssóntōn
Dative		θᾱ́σσοντῐ thā́ssontĭ	θᾱσσούσῃ thāssoúsēi	θᾱ́σσοντῐ thā́ssontĭ		θᾱσσόντοιν thāssóntoin	θᾱσσούσαιν thāssoúsain	θᾱσσόντοιν thāssóntoin		θᾱ́σσουσῐ / θᾱ́σσουσῐν thā́ssousĭ(n)	θᾱσσούσαις thāssoúsais	θᾱ́σσουσῐ / θᾱ́σσουσῐν thā́ssousĭ(n)
Accusative		θᾱ́σσοντᾰ thā́ssontă	θᾱ́σσουσᾰν thā́ssousăn	θᾶσσον thâsson		θᾱ́σσοντε thā́ssonte	θᾱσσούσᾱ thāssoúsā	θᾱ́σσοντε thā́ssonte		θᾱ́σσοντᾰς thā́ssontăs	θᾱσσούσᾱς thāssoúsās	θᾱ́σσοντᾰ thā́ssontă
Vocative		θᾱ́σσων thā́ssōn	θᾱ́σσουσᾰ thā́ssousă	θᾶσσον thâsson		θᾱ́σσοντε thā́ssonte	θᾱσσούσᾱ thāssoúsā	θᾱ́σσοντε thā́ssonte		θᾱ́σσοντες thā́ssontes	θᾱ́σσουσαι thā́ssousai	θᾱ́σσοντᾰ thā́ssontă
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

First and third declension of θᾰᾰ́σσων; θᾰᾰ́σσουσᾰ; θᾰᾰ́σσον (Epic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		θᾰᾰ́σσων thăắssōn	θᾰᾰ́σσουσᾰ thăắssousă	θᾰᾰ́σσον thăắsson		θᾰᾰ́σσοντε thăắssonte	θᾰᾰσσούσᾱ thăăssoúsā	θᾰᾰ́σσοντε thăắssonte		θᾰᾰ́σσοντες thăắssontes	θᾰᾰ́σσουσαι thăắssousai	θᾰᾰ́σσοντᾰ thăắssontă
Genitive		θᾰᾰ́σσοντος thăắssontos	θᾰᾰσσούσης thăăssoúsēs	θᾰᾰ́σσοντος thăắssontos		θᾰᾰσσόντοιῐν thăăssóntoiĭn	θᾰᾰσσούσαιν / θᾰᾰσσούσαιῐν / θᾰᾰσσούσῃῐν thăăssoúsai(ĭ)n / thăăssoúsēiĭn	θᾰᾰσσόντοιῐν thăăssóntoiĭn		θᾰᾰσσόντων thăăssóntōn	θᾰᾰσσουσᾱ́ων / θᾰᾰσσουσέ͜ων / θᾰᾰσσουσῶν thăăssousā́ōn / thăăssousé͜ōn / thăăssousôn	θᾰᾰσσόντων thăăssóntōn
Dative		θᾰᾰ́σσοντῐ thăắssontĭ	θᾰᾰσσούσῃ thăăssoúsēi	θᾰᾰ́σσοντῐ thăắssontĭ		θᾰᾰσσόντοιῐν thăăssóntoiĭn	θᾰᾰσσούσαιν / θᾰᾰσσούσαιῐν / θᾰᾰσσούσῃῐν thăăssoúsai(ĭ)n / thăăssoúsēiĭn	θᾰᾰσσόντοιῐν thăăssóntoiĭn		θᾰᾰ́σσουσῐ / θᾰᾰ́σσουσῐν / θᾰᾰσσόντεσσῐ / θᾰᾰσσόντεσσῐν / θᾰᾰσσόντεσῐ / θᾰᾰσσόντεσῐν thăắssousĭ(n) / thăăssóntessĭ(n) / thăăssóntesĭ(n)	θᾰᾰσσούσῃσῐ / θᾰᾰσσούσῃσῐν / θᾰᾰσσούσῃς / θᾰᾰσσούσαις thăăssoúsēisĭ(n) / thăăssoúsēis / thăăssoúsais	θᾰᾰ́σσουσῐ / θᾰᾰ́σσουσῐν / θᾰᾰσσόντεσσῐ / θᾰᾰσσόντεσσῐν / θᾰᾰσσόντεσῐ / θᾰᾰσσόντεσῐν thăắssousĭ(n) / thăăssóntessĭ(n) / thăăssóntesĭ(n)
Accusative		θᾰᾰ́σσοντᾰ thăắssontă	θᾰᾰ́σσουσᾰν thăắssousăn	θᾰᾰ́σσον thăắsson		θᾰᾰ́σσοντε thăắssonte	θᾰᾰσσούσᾱ thăăssoúsā	θᾰᾰ́σσοντε thăắssonte		θᾰᾰ́σσοντᾰς thăắssontăs	θᾰᾰσσούσᾱς thăăssoúsās	θᾰᾰ́σσοντᾰ thăắssontă
Vocative		θᾰᾰ́σσων thăắssōn	θᾰᾰ́σσουσᾰ thăắssousă	θᾰᾰ́σσον thăắsson		θᾰᾰ́σσοντε thăắssonte	θᾰᾰσσούσᾱ thăăssoúsā	θᾰᾰ́σσοντε thăắssonte		θᾰᾰ́σσοντες thăắssontes	θᾰᾰ́σσουσαι thăắssousai	θᾰᾰ́σσοντᾰ thăắssontă
Notes:		Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.