ἀφροδισιακός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Ἀφροδίτη (Aphrodítē) +‎ -ακός (-akós).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ha.pʰro.di.si.a.kós/ → /a.ɸro.ði.si.aˈkos/ → /a.fro.ði.si.aˈkos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ha.pʰro.di.si.a.kós/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /(h)a.pʰro.di.si.aˈkos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /a.ɸro.ði.si.aˈkos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /a.fro.ði.si.aˈkos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /a.fro.ði.si.aˈkos/

Adjective

ἀφροδῐσῐᾰκός • (aphrodĭsĭăkós) m (feminine ἀφροδῐσῐᾰκή, neuter ἀφροδῐσῐᾰκόν); first/second declension

1. aphrodisiac

Declension

First and second declension of ἀφροδῐσῐᾰκός; ἀφροδῐσῐᾰκή; ἀφροδῐσῐᾰκόν (Attic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ἀφροδῐσῐᾰκός aphrodĭsĭăkós	ἀφροδῐσῐᾰκή aphrodĭsĭăkḗ	ἀφροδῐσῐᾰκόν aphrodĭsĭăkón		ἀφροδῐσῐᾰκώ aphrodĭsĭăkṓ	ἀφροδῐσῐᾰκᾱ́ aphrodĭsĭăkā́	ἀφροδῐσῐᾰκώ aphrodĭsĭăkṓ		ἀφροδῐσῐᾰκοί aphrodĭsĭăkoí	ἀφροδῐσῐᾰκαί aphrodĭsĭăkaí	ἀφροδῐσῐᾰκᾰ́ aphrodĭsĭăkắ
Genitive		ἀφροδῐσῐᾰκοῦ aphrodĭsĭăkoû	ἀφροδῐσῐᾰκῆς aphrodĭsĭăkês	ἀφροδῐσῐᾰκοῦ aphrodĭsĭăkoû		ἀφροδῐσῐᾰκοῖν aphrodĭsĭăkoîn	ἀφροδῐσῐᾰκαῖν aphrodĭsĭăkaîn	ἀφροδῐσῐᾰκοῖν aphrodĭsĭăkoîn		ἀφροδῐσῐᾰκῶν aphrodĭsĭăkôn	ἀφροδῐσῐᾰκῶν aphrodĭsĭăkôn	ἀφροδῐσῐᾰκῶν aphrodĭsĭăkôn
Dative		ἀφροδῐσῐᾰκῷ aphrodĭsĭăkôi	ἀφροδῐσῐᾰκῇ aphrodĭsĭăkêi	ἀφροδῐσῐᾰκῷ aphrodĭsĭăkôi		ἀφροδῐσῐᾰκοῖν aphrodĭsĭăkoîn	ἀφροδῐσῐᾰκαῖν aphrodĭsĭăkaîn	ἀφροδῐσῐᾰκοῖν aphrodĭsĭăkoîn		ἀφροδῐσῐᾰκοῖς aphrodĭsĭăkoîs	ἀφροδῐσῐᾰκαῖς aphrodĭsĭăkaîs	ἀφροδῐσῐᾰκοῖς aphrodĭsĭăkoîs
Accusative		ἀφροδῐσῐᾰκόν aphrodĭsĭăkón	ἀφροδῐσῐᾰκήν aphrodĭsĭăkḗn	ἀφροδῐσῐᾰκόν aphrodĭsĭăkón		ἀφροδῐσῐᾰκώ aphrodĭsĭăkṓ	ἀφροδῐσῐᾰκᾱ́ aphrodĭsĭăkā́	ἀφροδῐσῐᾰκώ aphrodĭsĭăkṓ		ἀφροδῐσῐᾰκούς aphrodĭsĭăkoús	ἀφροδῐσῐᾰκᾱ́ς aphrodĭsĭăkā́s	ἀφροδῐσῐᾰκᾰ́ aphrodĭsĭăkắ
Vocative		ἀφροδῐσῐᾰκέ aphrodĭsĭăké	ἀφροδῐσῐᾰκή aphrodĭsĭăkḗ	ἀφροδῐσῐᾰκόν aphrodĭsĭăkón		ἀφροδῐσῐᾰκώ aphrodĭsĭăkṓ	ἀφροδῐσῐᾰκᾱ́ aphrodĭsĭăkā́	ἀφροδῐσῐᾰκώ aphrodĭsĭăkṓ		ἀφροδῐσῐᾰκοί aphrodĭsĭăkoí	ἀφροδῐσῐᾰκαί aphrodĭsĭăkaí	ἀφροδῐσῐᾰκᾰ́ aphrodĭsĭăkắ
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		ἀφροδῐσῐᾰκῶς aphrodĭsĭăkôs				ἀφροδῐσῐᾰκώτερος aphrodĭsĭăkṓteros				ἀφροδῐσῐᾰκώτᾰτος aphrodĭsĭăkṓtătos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• Greek: αφροδισιακός (afrodisiakós)
• → Latin: aphrodisiacus
  • → English: aphrodisiac
  • → French: aphrodisiaque

Further reading

• ἀφροδισιακός in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)
• ἀφροδισιακός in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette