ἰχθυοκένταυρος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἰχθύς (ikhthús, “fish”) +‎ κένταυρος (kéntauros, “monsters of double shape”).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ikʰ.tʰy.o.kén.tau̯.ros/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ikʰ.tʰy.oˈken.taw.ros/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ix.θy.oˈcen.ta.βros/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ix.θy.oˈcen.ta.vros/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ix.θi.oˈcen.da.vros/

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Noun

ἰχθῠοκένταυρος • (ikhthŭokéntauros) m or f (genitive ἰχθῠοκενταῦρου); second declension

half-man and half-fish, merman/mermaid

Declension

Second declension of ὁ, ἡ ἰχθῠοκένταυρος; τοῦ, τῆς ἰχθῠοκενταύρου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ, ἡ ἰχθῠοκένταυρος ho, hē ikhthŭokéntauros	τὼ ἰχθῠοκενταύρω tṑ ikhthŭokentaúrō	οἱ, αἱ ἰχθῠοκένταυροι hoi, hai ikhthŭokéntauroi
Genitive	τοῦ, τῆς ἰχθῠοκενταύρου toû, tês ikhthŭokentaúrou	τοῖν ἰχθῠοκενταύροιν toîn ikhthŭokentaúroin	τῶν ἰχθῠοκενταύρων tôn ikhthŭokentaúrōn
Dative	τῷ, τῇ ἰχθῠοκενταύρῳ tôi, têi ikhthŭokentaúrōi	τοῖν ἰχθῠοκενταύροιν toîn ikhthŭokentaúroin	τοῖς, ταῖς ἰχθῠοκενταύροις toîs, taîs ikhthŭokentaúrois
Accusative	τὸν, τὴν ἰχθῠοκένταυρον tòn, tḕn ikhthŭokéntauron	τὼ ἰχθῠοκενταύρω tṑ ikhthŭokentaúrō	τοὺς, τᾱ̀ς ἰχθῠοκενταύρους toùs, tā̀s ikhthŭokentaúrous
Vocative	ἰχθῠοκένταυρε ikhthŭokéntaure	ἰχθῠοκενταύρω ikhthŭokentaúrō	ἰχθῠοκένταυροι ikhthŭokéntauroi
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

Greek: ιχθυοκένταυρος (ichthyokéntavros)
Latin: ichthyocentaurus