Αὐτόλυκος

See also: Αυτόλυκος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From αὐτο- (auto-, “self-”) +‎ λύκος (lúkos, “wolf”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /au̯.tó.ly.kos/ → /aɸˈto.ly.kos/ → /afˈto.li.kos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /au̯.tó.ly.kos/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /aʍˈto.ly.kos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /aɸˈto.ly.kos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /afˈto.ly.kos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /afˈto.li.kos/

Proper noun

Αὐτόλῠκος • (Autólukos) m (genitive Αὐτολῠ́κου); second declension

1. (Greek mythology) Autolycus, a mythical robber, son of Hermes

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ Αὐτόλῠκος; τοῦ Αὐτολῠ́κου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Αὐτόλῠκος ho Autólukos
Genitive	τοῦ Αὐτολῠ́κου toû Autolúkou
Dative	τῷ Αὐτολῠ́κῳ tôi Autolúkōi
Accusative	τὸν Αὐτόλῠκον tòn Autólukon
Vocative	Αὐτόλῠκε Autóluke
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• Greek: Αυτόλυκος (Aftólykos)
• → Latin: Autolycus

Further reading

• “Αὐτόλυκος”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• Αὐτόλυκος in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• Αὐτόλυκος in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)