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 • (aphrodisiakós) 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 aphrodisiakós	ἀφροδῐσῐᾰκή aphrodisiakḗ	ἀφροδῐσῐᾰκόν aphrodisiakón		ἀφροδῐσῐᾰκώ aphrodisiakṓ	ἀφροδῐσῐᾰκᾱ́ aphrodisiakā́	ἀφροδῐσῐᾰκώ aphrodisiakṓ		ἀφροδῐσῐᾰκοί aphrodisiakoí	ἀφροδῐσῐᾰκαί aphrodisiakaí	ἀφροδῐσῐᾰκᾰ́ aphrodisiaká
Genitive		ἀφροδῐσῐᾰκοῦ aphrodisiakoû	ἀφροδῐσῐᾰκῆς aphrodisiakês	ἀφροδῐσῐᾰκοῦ aphrodisiakoû		ἀφροδῐσῐᾰκοῖν aphrodisiakoîn	ἀφροδῐσῐᾰκαῖν aphrodisiakaîn	ἀφροδῐσῐᾰκοῖν aphrodisiakoîn		ἀφροδῐσῐᾰκῶν aphrodisiakôn	ἀφροδῐσῐᾰκῶν aphrodisiakôn	ἀφροδῐσῐᾰκῶν aphrodisiakôn
Dative		ἀφροδῐσῐᾰκῷ aphrodisiakôi	ἀφροδῐσῐᾰκῇ aphrodisiakêi	ἀφροδῐσῐᾰκῷ aphrodisiakôi		ἀφροδῐσῐᾰκοῖν aphrodisiakoîn	ἀφροδῐσῐᾰκαῖν aphrodisiakaîn	ἀφροδῐσῐᾰκοῖν aphrodisiakoîn		ἀφροδῐσῐᾰκοῖς aphrodisiakoîs	ἀφροδῐσῐᾰκαῖς aphrodisiakaîs	ἀφροδῐσῐᾰκοῖς aphrodisiakoîs
Accusative		ἀφροδῐσῐᾰκόν aphrodisiakón	ἀφροδῐσῐᾰκήν aphrodisiakḗn	ἀφροδῐσῐᾰκόν aphrodisiakón		ἀφροδῐσῐᾰκώ aphrodisiakṓ	ἀφροδῐσῐᾰκᾱ́ aphrodisiakā́	ἀφροδῐσῐᾰκώ aphrodisiakṓ		ἀφροδῐσῐᾰκούς aphrodisiakoús	ἀφροδῐσῐᾰκᾱ́ς aphrodisiakā́s	ἀφροδῐσῐᾰκᾰ́ aphrodisiaká
Vocative		ἀφροδῐσῐᾰκέ aphrodisiaké	ἀφροδῐσῐᾰκή aphrodisiakḗ	ἀφροδῐσῐᾰκόν aphrodisiakón		ἀφροδῐσῐᾰκώ aphrodisiakṓ	ἀφροδῐσῐᾰκᾱ́ aphrodisiakā́	ἀφροδῐσῐᾰκώ aphrodisiakṓ		ἀφροδῐσῐᾰκοί aphrodisiakoí	ἀφροδῐσῐᾰκαί aphrodisiakaí	ἀφροδῐσῐᾰκᾰ́ aphrodisiaká
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		ἀφροδῐσῐᾰκῶς aphrodisiakôs				ἀφροδῐσῐᾰκώτερος aphrodisiakṓteros				ἀφροδῐσῐᾰκώτᾰτος aphrodisiakṓtatos
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 (2006–2024)
• ἀφροδισιακός in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette