ζατρίκιον
Ancient Greek edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Persian 𐭰𐭠𐭲𐭫𐭠𐭭𐭢 (cʾtlʾng /čatrang/, “chess”), from Sanskrit चतुरङ्ग (caturaṅga, ““four parts” of an army: king, elephants, horses, foot soldiers”).
Pronunciation edit
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /zaˈtri.ci.on/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /zaˈtri.ci.on/
Noun edit
ζατρίκιον • (zatríkion) m (genitive ζατρικίου); second declension (Byzantine)
Inflection edit
Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural |
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Nominative | τὸ ζατρίκιον tò zatríkion |
τὼ ζατρικίω tṑ zatrikíō |
τᾰ̀ ζατρίκιᾰ tà zatríkia |
Genitive | τοῦ ζατρικίου toû zatrikíou |
τοῖν ζατρικίοιν toîn zatrikíoin |
τῶν ζατρικίων tôn zatrikíōn |
Dative | τῷ ζατρικίῳ tôi zatrikíōi |
τοῖν ζατρικίοιν toîn zatrikíoin |
τοῖς ζατρικίοις toîs zatrikíois |
Accusative | τὸ ζατρίκιον tò zatríkion |
τὼ ζατρικίω tṑ zatrikíō |
τᾰ̀ ζατρίκιᾰ tà zatríkia |
Vocative | ζατρίκιον zatríkion |
ζατρικίω zatrikíō |
ζατρίκιᾰ zatríkia |
Derived terms edit
- ζατρικίζω (zatrikízō)
References edit
- Sophocles, E.A., Thayer, J.H. & Drisler, H. (1900) Greek lexicon of the Roman and Byzantine periods (from B.C. 146 to A.D. 1100), (p.554), (p. (554 of 1188)). Cornell University Library. https://archive.org/details/cu31924021609395
- introuble2, johnny. (2021, July 7). Zatrikion. Chess in Byzantium [Eastern Roman Empire]. Chess.com. Retrieved July 5, 2022, from https://www.chess.com/blog/introuble2/zatrikion-chess-in-byzantium-eastern-roman-empire