ἑταιρικός

Ancient Greek

Etymology 1

From ἑταῖρος (hetaîros, “comrade, companion”) +‎ -ῐκός (-ikós, “-ic”, adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /he.tai̯.ri.kós/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /(h)e.tɛ.riˈkos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /e.tɛ.riˈkos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /e.te.riˈkos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /e.te.riˈkos/

Adjective

ἑταιρῐκός • (hetairikós) m (feminine ἑταιρῐκή, neuter ἑταιρῐκόν); first/second declension

of or befitting a companion
- 200 BCE – 118 BCE, Polybius, The Histories 16.18.7:
  αὐτὸν δὲ μετᾰ̀ τῆς ἑταιρῐκῆς ῐ̔́ππου καὶ τῶν ῠ̔πᾰσπῐστῶν κᾰτόπῐν ἐπῐστῆναι τοῖς θηρῐ́οις
  autòn dè metà tês hetairikês híppou kaì tôn hupaspistôn katópin epistênai toîs thēríois
- 36 BCE – 30 BCE, Diodorus Siculus, Historical Library 17.37:
  Ᾰ̓λέξᾰ́νδρος δὲ μετᾰ̀ τῆς ἑταιρῐκῆς ῐ̔́ππου καὶ τῶν ᾰ̓́λλων ᾰ̓ρῐ́στων ῐ̔ππέων ἐποιεῖτο τὸν διωγμόν
  Aléxándros dè metà tês hetairikês híppou kaì tôn állōn arístōn hippéōn epoieîto tòn diōgmón

Inflection

First and second declension of ἑταιρῐκός; ἑταιρῐκή; ἑταιρῐκόν (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ἑταιρῐκός hetairikós	ἑταιρῐκή hetairikḗ	ἑταιρῐκόν hetairikón	ἑταιρῐκώ hetairikṓ	ἑταιρῐκᾱ́ hetairikā́	ἑταιρῐκώ hetairikṓ	ἑταιρῐκοί hetairikoí	ἑταιρῐκαί hetairikaí	ἑταιρῐκᾰ́ hetairiká
Genitive	ἑταιρῐκοῦ hetairikoû	ἑταιρῐκῆς hetairikês	ἑταιρῐκοῦ hetairikoû	ἑταιρῐκοῖν hetairikoîn	ἑταιρῐκαῖν hetairikaîn	ἑταιρῐκοῖν hetairikoîn	ἑταιρῐκῶν hetairikôn	ἑταιρῐκῶν hetairikôn	ἑταιρῐκῶν hetairikôn
Dative	ἑταιρῐκῷ hetairikôi	ἑταιρῐκῇ hetairikêi	ἑταιρῐκῷ hetairikôi	ἑταιρῐκοῖν hetairikoîn	ἑταιρῐκαῖν hetairikaîn	ἑταιρῐκοῖν hetairikoîn	ἑταιρῐκοῖς hetairikoîs	ἑταιρῐκαῖς hetairikaîs	ἑταιρῐκοῖς hetairikoîs
Accusative	ἑταιρῐκόν hetairikón	ἑταιρῐκήν hetairikḗn	ἑταιρῐκόν hetairikón	ἑταιρῐκώ hetairikṓ	ἑταιρῐκᾱ́ hetairikā́	ἑταιρῐκώ hetairikṓ	ἑταιρῐκούς hetairikoús	ἑταιρῐκᾱ́ς hetairikā́s	ἑταιρῐκᾰ́ hetairiká
Vocative	ἑταιρῐκέ hetairiké	ἑταιρῐκή hetairikḗ	ἑταιρῐκόν hetairikón	ἑταιρῐκώ hetairikṓ	ἑταιρῐκᾱ́ hetairikā́	ἑταιρῐκώ hetairikṓ	ἑταιρῐκοί hetairikoí	ἑταιρῐκαί hetairikaí	ἑταιρῐκᾰ́ hetairiká
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	ἑταιρῐκῶς hetairikôs			ἑταιρῐκώτερος hetairikṓteros			ἑταιρῐκώτᾰτος hetairikṓtatos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

ἑταιρῐκή (hetairikḗ, substantive)
ἑταιρῐκόν (hetairikón, substantive)

Related terms

ἑταιρεῖος (hetaireîos)
ἑταιρεύομαι (hetaireúomai)
ἑταιρέω (hetairéō)
ἑταιρῐ́ζω (hetairízō)
ἑταιρῐ́ς (hetairís)
ἑταιρότης (hetairótēs)

Descendants

→ Latin: hetaericē

Etymology 2

From ἑταίρᾱ (hetaírā, “companion; courtesan”) +‎ -ῐκός (-ikós, “-ic”, adjectival suffix).