Δερκετώ

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Northwest Semitic, identical to Ugaritic 𐎄𐎗𐎋𐎚 (drkt, “rule, power”), from the root ד־ר־ך / د ر ك (d-r-k).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /der.ke.tɔ̌ː/ → /ðer.ceˈto/ → /ðer.ceˈto/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /der.ke.tɔ̌ː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /der.keˈto/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ðer.ceˈto/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ðer.ceˈto/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ðer.ceˈto/

Proper noun

Δερκετώ • (Derketṓ) f (genitive Δερκετοῦς); third declension

1. another name of the Syrian goddess Atargatis

Declension

Third declension of ἡ Δερκετώ; τῆς Δερκετοῦς (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ἡ Δερκετώ hē Derketṓ
Genitive	τῆς Δερκετοῦς tês Derketoûs
Dative	τῇ Δερκετοῖ têi Derketoî
Accusative	τὴν Δερκετώ tḕn Derketṓ
Vocative	Δερκετοῖ Derketoî
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• Latin: Dercetō

Further reading

• Δερκετώ in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• Δερκετώ in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)