ἀνθρωπίσκος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

ᾰ̓́νθρωπος (ánthrōpos, “person”) +‎ -ίσκος (-ískos, diminutive suffix)

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /an.tʰrɔː.pís.kos/ → /an.θroˈpis.kos/ → /an.θroˈpis.kos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /an.tʰrɔː.pís.kos/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /an.tʰroˈpis.kos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /an.θroˈpis.kos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /an.θroˈpis.kos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /an.θroˈpis.kos/

Noun

ᾰ̓νθρωπῐ́σκος • (anthrōpískos) m (genitive ᾰ̓νθρωπῐ́σκου); second declension

1. diminutive of ᾰ̓́νθρωπος (ánthrōpos): mannequin
   • 480 BCE – 406 BCE, Euripides, Cyclops 316
   • 380 BCE, Plato, The Republic 495c
   • 428 BCE – 347 BCE, Plato, Phaedrus 243a
   • 125 CE – 200 CE, Lucian, The Fisherman 17
   • 421 BCE, Aristophanes, Peace 751

Declension

Second declension of ὁ ᾰ̓νθρωπῐ́σκος; τοῦ ᾰ̓νθρωπῐ́σκου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ ᾰ̓νθρωπῐ́σκος ho anthrōpískos	τὼ ᾰ̓νθρωπῐ́σκω tṑ anthrōpískō	οἱ ᾰ̓νθρωπῐ́σκοι hoi anthrōpískoi
Genitive	τοῦ ᾰ̓νθρωπῐ́σκου toû anthrōpískou	τοῖν ᾰ̓νθρωπῐ́σκοιν toîn anthrōpískoin	τῶν ᾰ̓νθρωπῐ́σκων tôn anthrōpískōn
Dative	τῷ ᾰ̓νθρωπῐ́σκῳ tôi anthrōpískōi	τοῖν ᾰ̓νθρωπῐ́σκοιν toîn anthrōpískoin	τοῖς ᾰ̓νθρωπῐ́σκοις toîs anthrōpískois
Accusative	τὸν ᾰ̓νθρωπῐ́σκον tòn anthrōpískon	τὼ ᾰ̓νθρωπῐ́σκω tṑ anthrōpískō	τοὺς ᾰ̓νθρωπῐ́σκους toùs anthrōpískous
Vocative	ᾰ̓νθρωπῐ́σκε anthrōpíske	ᾰ̓νθρωπῐ́σκω anthrōpískō	ᾰ̓νθρωπῐ́σκοι anthrōpískoi
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.