καμασήν

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Given the fish name ἠλακατήν (ēlakatḗn, “kind of tunny”), which derives from ἠλακάτη (ēlakátē, “distaff, spindle”), one would posit a basic word *κάμασος, with suffixal -ασος like in πέτασος (pétasos, “broad-brimmed hat”). It has been connected with Balto-Slavic words for the "sheatfish", such as Lithuanian šāmas, Latvian sams and Russian сом (som). Further connected with κάμαξ (kámax, “pole, bar”) by Solmsen. Probably a loan from the European substrate. Furnée connects it with κάβαισος (kábaisos, “glutton, gourmand”) and καμασός (kamasós, “gulf, pit”), but without evidence.

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ka.ma.sɛ̌ːn/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ka.maˈse̝n/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ka.maˈsin/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ka.maˈsin/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ka.maˈsin/

Noun

κᾰμᾰσήν • (kămăsḗn) m (genitive κᾰμᾰσῆνος); third declension

name of an unknown kind of fish

Declension

Third declension of ὁ κᾰμᾰσήν; τοῦ κᾰμᾰσῆνος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ κᾰμᾰσήν ho kămăsḗn	τὼ κᾰμᾰσῆνε tṑ kămăsêne	οἱ κᾰμᾰσῆνες hoi kămăsênes
Genitive	τοῦ κᾰμᾰσῆνος toû kămăsênos	τοῖν κᾰμᾰσήνοιν toîn kămăsḗnoin	τῶν κᾰμᾰσήνων tôn kămăsḗnōn
Dative	τῷ κᾰμᾰσῆνῐ tôi kămăsênĭ	τοῖν κᾰμᾰσήνοιν toîn kămăsḗnoin	τοῖς κᾰμᾰσῆσῐ / κᾰμᾰσῆσῐν toîs kămăsêsĭ(n)
Accusative	τὸν κᾰμᾰσῆνᾰ tòn kămăsênă	τὼ κᾰμᾰσῆνε tṑ kămăsêne	τοὺς κᾰμᾰσῆνᾰς toùs kămăsênăs
Vocative	κᾰμᾰσήν kămăsḗn	κᾰμᾰσῆνε kămăsêne	κᾰμᾰσῆνες kămăsênes
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Ancient Greek

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