Δημοφάνης

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From δῆμος (dêmos, “people”) +‎ -φανής (-phanḗs, “seeming, appearing”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /dɛː.mo.pʰá.nɛːs/ → /ði.moˈɸa.nis/ → /ði.moˈfa.nis/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /dɛː.mo.pʰá.nɛːs/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /de̝.moˈpʰa.ne̝s/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ði.moˈɸa.nis/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ði.moˈfa.nis/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ði.moˈfa.nis/

Proper noun

Δημοφᾰ́νης • (Dēmophánēs) m (genitive Δημοφᾰ́νους); third declension

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Demophanes

Inflection

Third declension of ὁ Δημοφᾰ́νης; τοῦ Δημοφᾰ́νους (contracted, Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Δημοφᾰ́νης ho Dēmophánēs
Genitive	τοῦ Δημοφᾰ́νους toû Dēmophánous
Dative	τῷ Δημοφᾰ́νει tôi Dēmophánei
Accusative	τὸν Δημοφᾰ́νη tòn Dēmophánē
Vocative	Δημόφᾰνες Dēmóphanes
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• Greek: Δημοφάνης (Dimofánis)
• → Latin: Dēmophanēs

Further reading

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