Ἑρμαφρόδιτος

See also: Ερμαφρόδιτος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Ἑρμῆς (Hermês, “Hermes”) +‎ Ἀφροδῑ́τη (Aphrodī́tē, “Aphrodite”) +‎ -ος (-os).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /her.ma.pʰró.diː.tos/ → /er.maˈɸro.ði.tos/ → /er.maˈfro.ði.tos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /her.ma.pʰró.diː.tos/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /(h)er.maˈpʰro.di.tos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /er.maˈɸro.ði.tos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /er.maˈfro.ði.tos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /er.maˈfro.ði.tos/

Proper noun

Ἑρμαφρόδῑτος • (Hermaphródītos) m (genitive Ἑρμαφροδῑ́του); second declension

1. Hermaphroditus

Declension

Second declension of ὁ Ἑρμαφρόδῑτος; τοῦ Ἑρμαφροδῑ́του (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Ἑρμαφρόδῑτος ho Hermaphródītos
Genitive	τοῦ Ἑρμαφροδῑ́του toû Hermaphrodī́tou
Dative	τῷ Ἑρμαφροδῑ́τῳ tôi Hermaphrodī́tōi
Accusative	τὸν Ἑρμαφρόδῑτον tòn Hermaphródīton
Vocative	Ἑρμαφρόδῑτε Hermaphródīte
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• Greek: Ερμαφρόδιτος (Ermafróditos)
• Latin: Hermaphrodītus
• Coptic: ⲉⲣⲙⲁⲫⲣⲟⲇⲓⲧⲟⲥ (ermaphroditos)

References

• “Ἑρμαφρόδιτος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “Ἑρμαφρόδιτος”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers