θρασύς

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Related to θράσος (thrásos).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /tʰra.sýs/ → /θraˈsys/ → /θraˈsis/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /tʰra.sýs/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /tʰraˈsys/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /θraˈsys/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /θraˈsys/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /θraˈsis/

Adjective

θρᾰσῠ́ς • (thrăsŭ́s) m (feminine θρᾰσεῖᾰ, neuter θρᾰσῠ́); first/third declension

1. brave, courageous

   Synonym: ἀνδρεῖος (andreîos)

   Antonym: δειλός (deilós)

2. bold, daring; reckless

   Synonym: ἰτᾰμός (itămós)

3. impudent, insolent

Inflection

First and third declension of θρᾰσῠ́ς; θρᾰσεῖᾰ; θρᾰσῠ́ (Attic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		θρᾰσῠ́ς thrăsŭ́s	θρᾰσεῖᾰ thrăseîă	θρᾰσῠ́ thrăsŭ́		θρᾰσέε thrăsée	θρᾰσείᾱ thrăseíā	θρᾰσέε thrăsée		θρᾰσεῖς thrăseîs	θρᾰσεῖαι thrăseîai	θρᾰσέᾰ thrăséă
Genitive		θρᾰσέος thrăséos	θρᾰσείᾱς thrăseíās	θρᾰσέος thrăséos		θρᾰσέοιν thrăséoin	θρᾰσείαιν thrăseíain	θρᾰσέοιν thrăséoin		θρᾰσέων thrăséōn	θρᾰσειῶν thrăseiôn	θρᾰσέων thrăséōn
Dative		θρᾰσεῖ thrăseî	θρᾰσείᾳ thrăseíāi	θρᾰσεῖ thrăseî		θρᾰσέοιν thrăséoin	θρᾰσείαιν thrăseíain	θρᾰσέοιν thrăséoin		θρᾰσέσῐ / θρᾰσέσῐν thrăsésĭ(n)	θρᾰσείαις thrăseíais	θρᾰσέσῐ / θρᾰσέσῐν thrăsésĭ(n)
Accusative		θρᾰσῠ́ν thrăsŭ́n	θρᾰσεῖᾰν thrăseîăn	θρᾰσῠ́ thrăsŭ́		θρᾰσέε thrăsée	θρᾰσείᾱ thrăseíā	θρᾰσέε thrăsée		θρᾰσεῖς thrăseîs	θρᾰσείᾱς thrăseíās	θρᾰσέᾰ thrăséă
Vocative		θρᾰσῠ́ thrăsŭ́	θρᾰσεῖᾰ thrăseîă	θρᾰσῠ́ thrăsŭ́		θρᾰσέε thrăsée	θρᾰσείᾱ thrăseíā	θρᾰσέε thrăsée		θρᾰσεῖς thrăseîs	θρᾰσεῖαι thrăseîai	θρᾰσέᾰ thrăséă
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		θρᾰσέως thrăséōs				θρᾰσῠ́τερος thrăsŭ́teros				θρᾰσῠ́τᾰτος thrăsŭ́tătos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

First and third declension of θρᾰσῠ́ς; θρᾰσεῖᾰ; θρᾰσῠ́ (Epic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		θρᾰσῠ́ς thrăsŭ́s	θρᾰσεῖᾰ thrăseîă	θρᾰσῠ́ thrăsŭ́		θρᾰσέε thrăsée	θρᾰσείᾱ thrăseíā	θρᾰσέε thrăsée		θρᾰσέες thrăsées	θρᾰσεῖαι thrăseîai	θρᾰσέᾰ thrăséă
Genitive		θρᾰσέος thrăséos	θρᾰσείης thrăseíēs	θρᾰσέος thrăséos		θρᾰσέοιῐν thrăséoiĭn	θρᾰσείαιν / θρᾰσείαιῐν / θρᾰσείῃῐν thrăseíai(ĭ)n / thrăseíēiĭn	θρᾰσέοιῐν thrăséoiĭn		θρᾰσέων thrăséōn	θρᾰσειᾱ́ων / θρᾰσειέ͜ων / θρᾰσειῶν thrăseiā́ōn / thrăseié͜ōn / thrăseiôn	θρᾰσέων thrăséōn
Dative		θρᾰσεῖ thrăseî	θρᾰσείῃ thrăseíēi	θρᾰσεῖ thrăseî		θρᾰσέοιῐν thrăséoiĭn	θρᾰσείαιν / θρᾰσείαιῐν / θρᾰσείῃῐν thrăseíai(ĭ)n / thrăseíēiĭn	θρᾰσέοιῐν thrăséoiĭn		θρᾰσέεσσῐ / θρᾰσέεσσῐν / θρᾰσέεσῐ / θρᾰσέεσῐν / θρᾰσέσῐ / θρᾰσέσῐν thrăséessĭ(n) / thrăséesĭ(n) / thrăsésĭ(n)	θρᾰσείῃσῐ / θρᾰσείῃσῐν / θρᾰσείῃς / θρᾰσείαις thrăseíēisĭ(n) / thrăseíēis / thrăseíais	θρᾰσέεσσῐ / θρᾰσέεσσῐν / θρᾰσέεσῐ / θρᾰσέεσῐν / θρᾰσέσῐ / θρᾰσέσῐν thrăséessĭ(n) / thrăséesĭ(n) / thrăsésĭ(n)
Accusative		θρᾰσῠ́ν thrăsŭ́n	θρᾰσεῖᾰν thrăseîăn	θρᾰσῠ́ thrăsŭ́		θρᾰσέε thrăsée	θρᾰσείᾱ thrăseíā	θρᾰσέε thrăsée		θρᾰσέᾰς thrăséăs	θρᾰσείᾱς thrăseíās	θρᾰσέᾰ thrăséă
Vocative		θρᾰσῠ́ thrăsŭ́	θρᾰσεῖᾰ thrăseîă	θρᾰσῠ́ thrăsŭ́		θρᾰσέε thrăsée	θρᾰσείᾱ thrăseíā	θρᾰσέε thrăsée		θρᾰσέες thrăsées	θρᾰσεῖαι thrăseîai	θρᾰσέᾰ thrăséă
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		θρᾰσέως thrăséōs				θρᾰσῠ́τερος thrăsŭ́teros				θρᾰσῠ́τᾰτος thrăsŭ́tătos
Notes:		Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Derived terms

• Θρασύβουλος (Thrasúboulos)
• Θρασυδαῖος (Thrasudaîos)
• Θρασύδημος (Thrasúdēmos)
• Θρασύμαχος (Thrasúmakhos)
• Θρασυμήδης (Thrasumḗdēs)
• Θρασύμηλος (Thrasúmēlos)

Descendants

• Greek: θρασύς (thrasýs)

Further reading

• “θρασύς”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “θρασύς”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• θρασύς in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• θρασύς in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• “θρασύς”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • ardent idem, page 38.
  • assertive idem, page 45.
  • audacious idem, page 52.
  • bluff idem, page 85.
  • bold idem, page 88.
  • brave idem, page 93.
  • confident idem, page 158.
  • courageous idem, page 178.
  • daring idem, page 195.
  • hardy idem, page 386.
  • hasty idem, page 387.
  • immodest idem, page 418.
  • impudent idem, page 425.
  • incautious idem, page 427.
  • insolent idem, page 445.
  • pert idem, page 608.
  • petulant idem, page 609.
  • presumptuous idem, page 638.
  • rash idem, page 672.
  • reckless idem, page 679.
  • redoubtable idem, page 684.
  • reliant idem, page 691.
  • self-confident idem, page 750.
  • self-reliant idem, page 751.
  • shameless idem, page 761.
  • unabashed idem, page 905.
  • undaunted idem, page 911.
  • unscrupulous idem, page 931.
  • venturesome idem, page 948.

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek θρασύς (thrasús).

Adjective

θρασύς • (thrasýs) m (feminine θρασεία, neuter θρασύ)

1. cheeky, impudent
2. audacious

Declension

Declension of θρασύς

	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	θρασύς (thrasýs)	θρασεία (thraseía)	θρασύ (thrasý)		θρασείς (thraseís)	θρασείες (thraseíes)	θρασέα (thraséa)
genitive	θρασέος (thraséos) θρασύ (thrasý)	θρασείας (thraseías)	θρασύ (thrasý) θρασέος (thraséos)		θρασέων (thraséon)	θρασειών (thraseión)	θρασέων (thraséon)
accusative	θρασύ (thrasý)	θρασεία (thraseía)	θρασύ (thrasý)		θρασείς (thraseís)	θρασείες (thraseíes)	θρασέα (thraséa)
vocative	θρασύ (thrasý)	θρασεία (thraseía)	θρασύ (thrasý)		θρασείς (thraseís)	θρασείες (thraseíes)	θρασέα (thraséa)

Derivations:
Comparative: πιο + positive forms (e.g. πιο θρασύς, etc.)
Relative superlative: definite article + πιο + positive forms (e.g. ο πιο θρασύς, etc.)

Degrees of comparison by suffixation

comparative (?) singular plural masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter nominative θρασύτερος (thrasýteros) θρασύτερη (thrasýteri) θρασύτερο (thrasýtero) θρασύτεροι (thrasýteroi) θρασύτερες (thrasýteres) θρασύτερα (thrasýtera) genitive θρασύτερου (thrasýterou) θρασύτερης (thrasýteris) θρασύτερου (thrasýterou) θρασύτερων (thrasýteron) θρασύτερων (thrasýteron) θρασύτερων (thrasýteron) accusative θρασύτερο (thrasýtero) θρασύτερη (thrasýteri) θρασύτερο (thrasýtero) θρασύτερους (thrasýterous) θρασύτερες (thrasýteres) θρασύτερα (thrasýtera) vocative θρασύτερε (thrasýtere) θρασύτερη (thrasýteri) θρασύτερο (thrasýtero) θρασύτεροι (thrasýteroi) θρασύτερες (thrasýteres) θρασύτερα (thrasýtera) Derivations: relative superlative: ο + comparative forms (eg "ο θρασύτερος", etc) absolute superlative (?) singular plural masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter nominative θρασύτατος (thrasýtatos) θρασύτατη (thrasýtati) θρασύτατο (thrasýtato) θρασύτατοι (thrasýtatoi) θρασύτατες (thrasýtates) θρασύτατα (thrasýtata) genitive θρασύτατου (thrasýtatou) θρασύτατης (thrasýtatis) θρασύτατου (thrasýtatou) θρασύτατων (thrasýtaton) θρασύτατων (thrasýtaton) θρασύτατων (thrasýtaton) accusative θρασύτατο (thrasýtato) θρασύτατη (thrasýtati) θρασύτατο (thrasýtato) θρασύτατους (thrasýtatous) θρασύτατες (thrasýtates) θρασύτατα (thrasýtata) vocative θρασύτατε (thrasýtate) θρασύτατη (thrasýtati) θρασύτατο (thrasýtato) θρασύτατοι (thrasýtatoi) θρασύτατες (thrasýtates) θρασύτατα (thrasýtata)

Synonyms

• αναιδής (anaidís)
• άτακτος (átaktos)
• ιταμός (itamós)

Related terms

• θράσος n (thrásos, “cheek, effrontery”)

Further reading

• θρασύς, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language