θράσος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *dʰers-. Cognates include Sanskrit धृष्णोति (dhṛṣṇoti), Czech drzý and Lithuanian drąsus.

Pronunciation

• (5th BC Attic): IPA: /tʰrásos/

• (1st BC Egyptian): IPA: /tʰrásos/

• (4th AD Koine): IPA: /θrásos/

• (10th AD Byzantine): IPA: /θrásos/

• (15th AD Constantinopolitan): IPA: /θɾásos/

Noun

θράσος (genitive θράσους or θράσεος); n, third declension; (thrasos)

1. confidence, courage, boldness
2. rashness, impudence, audacity

Inflection

Third declension of θράσος, θράσεος (uncontracted)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	θράσος	θράσεε	θράσεᾰ
Genitive	θράσεος	θρασέοιν	θρασέων
Dative	θράσεϊ	θρασέοιν	θράσεσσῐ(ν)
Accusative	θράσος	θράσεε	θράσεᾰ
Vocative	θράσος	θράσεε	θράσεᾰ

This inflection pattern originally had a sigma (i.e. θράσεσος), which was dropped early on in the history of Ancient Greek.

Third declension of θράσος, θράσους (contracted)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	θράσος	θράσει	θράση
Genitive	θράσους	θρασοῖν	θρασῶν
Dative	θράσει	θρασοῖν	θράσεσῐ(ν)
Accusative	θράσος	θράσει	θράση
Vocative	θράσος	θράσει	θράση

The irregular accentuation of this paradigm is explained by the fact that it is the contracted version of the above paradigm.

Related terms

• θάρσος
• θέρσος
• θρασύς

References

• LSJ