θεωρικός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From θεωρία (theōría, “embassy, mission; theory”) +‎ -ῐκός (-ĭkós).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /tʰe.ɔː.ri.kós/ → /θe.o.riˈkos/ → /θe.o.riˈkos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /tʰe.ɔː.ri.kós/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /tʰe.o.riˈkos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /θe.o.riˈkos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /θe.o.riˈkos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /θe.o.riˈkos/

Adjective

θεωρῐκός • (theōrĭkós) m (feminine θεωρῐκή, neuter θεωρῐκόν); first/second declension

1. of or for a θεωρία (theōría)

Inflection

First and second declension of θεωρῐκός; θεωρῐκή; θεωρῐκόν (Attic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		θεωρῐκός theōrĭkós	θεωρῐκή theōrĭkḗ	θεωρῐκόν theōrĭkón		θεωρῐκώ theōrĭkṓ	θεωρῐκᾱ́ theōrĭkā́	θεωρῐκώ theōrĭkṓ		θεωρῐκοί theōrĭkoí	θεωρῐκαί theōrĭkaí	θεωρῐκᾰ́ theōrĭkắ
Genitive		θεωρῐκοῦ theōrĭkoû	θεωρῐκῆς theōrĭkês	θεωρῐκοῦ theōrĭkoû		θεωρῐκοῖν theōrĭkoîn	θεωρῐκαῖν theōrĭkaîn	θεωρῐκοῖν theōrĭkoîn		θεωρῐκῶν theōrĭkôn	θεωρῐκῶν theōrĭkôn	θεωρῐκῶν theōrĭkôn
Dative		θεωρῐκῷ theōrĭkôi	θεωρῐκῇ theōrĭkêi	θεωρῐκῷ theōrĭkôi		θεωρῐκοῖν theōrĭkoîn	θεωρῐκαῖν theōrĭkaîn	θεωρῐκοῖν theōrĭkoîn		θεωρῐκοῖς theōrĭkoîs	θεωρῐκαῖς theōrĭkaîs	θεωρῐκοῖς theōrĭkoîs
Accusative		θεωρῐκόν theōrĭkón	θεωρῐκήν theōrĭkḗn	θεωρῐκόν theōrĭkón		θεωρῐκώ theōrĭkṓ	θεωρῐκᾱ́ theōrĭkā́	θεωρῐκώ theōrĭkṓ		θεωρῐκούς theōrĭkoús	θεωρῐκᾱ́ς theōrĭkā́s	θεωρῐκᾰ́ theōrĭkắ
Vocative		θεωρῐκέ theōrĭké	θεωρῐκή theōrĭkḗ	θεωρῐκόν theōrĭkón		θεωρῐκώ theōrĭkṓ	θεωρῐκᾱ́ theōrĭkā́	θεωρῐκώ theōrĭkṓ		θεωρῐκοί theōrĭkoí	θεωρῐκαί theōrĭkaí	θεωρῐκᾰ́ theōrĭkắ
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		θεωρῐκῶς theōrĭkôs				θεωρῐκώτερος theōrĭkṓteros				θεωρῐκώτᾰτος theōrĭkṓtătos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• → Latin: theōricus
  • → Asturian: teóricu
  • → French: théorique
  • → English: theoric
  • → Galician: teórico
  • → Italian: teorico
  • → Portuguese: teórico
  • → Romanian: teoric
  • → Spanish: teórico

Further reading

• “θεωρικός”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “θεωρικός”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• θεωρικός in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette