Ἀδούσιος
Ancient Greek edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Old Persian *āδušya- (literally “the pleasant one”), cognate with Avestan 𐬰𐬎𐬱 (zuš, “pleasant, elegant”).[1]
Pronunciation edit
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /a.dǔː.si.os/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /aˈdu.si.os/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /aˈðu.si.os/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /aˈðu.si.os/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /aˈðu.si.os/
Proper noun edit
Ἀδούσῐος • (Adoúsios) m (genitive Ἀδουσῐ́ου); second declension
- a male given name from Old Persian: Adusius, a Persian satrap of Caria
Inflection edit
Case / # | Singular | ||||||||||||
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Nominative | ὁ Ἀδούσῐος ho Adoúsios | ||||||||||||
Genitive | τοῦ Ἀδουσῐ́ου toû Adousíou | ||||||||||||
Dative | τῷ Ἀδουσῐ́ῳ tôi Adousíōi | ||||||||||||
Accusative | τὸν Ἀδούσῐον tòn Adoúsion | ||||||||||||
Vocative | Ἀδούσῐε Adoúsie | ||||||||||||
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Descendants edit
- → Latin: Adūsius
References edit
- ^ Hinz, Walther (1975) “*āδušya-”, in Altiranisches Sprachgut der Nebenüberlieferungen (Göttinger Orientforschungen, Reihe III, Iranica; 3)[1] (in German), Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, page 23
Further reading edit
- Ἀδούσιος in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)