Βρισεύς

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• Βρίσης (Brísēs)

Etymology

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Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /briː.sěu̯s/ → /βriˈseɸs/ → /vriˈsefs/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /briː.sěu̯s/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /briˈsews/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /βriˈseɸs/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /vriˈsefs/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /vriˈsefs/

Proper noun

Βρῑσεύς • (Brīseús) m (genitive Βρῑσέως); third declension

1. (Greek mythology) Briseus, king and priest in Lyrnessus and father of Briseis

Inflection

Third declension of ὁ Βρῑσεύς; τοῦ Βρῑσέως (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Βρῑσεύς ho Brīseús
Genitive	τοῦ Βρῑσέως toû Brīséōs
Dative	τῷ Βρῑσεῖ tôi Brīseî
Accusative	τὸν Βρῑσέᾱ tòn Brīséā
Vocative	Βρῑσεῦ Brīseû
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

• Βρῑσηΐς (Brīsēḯs)

Descendants

• → Latin: Brīseus

References

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