Θεσσαλός

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• Θεττᾰλός (Thettalós) — Attic
• Πετθᾰλός (Petthalós) — Thessalian
• Φεττᾰλός (Phettalós) — Boeotian

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *kʷʰeťťalós, likely from Pre-Greek. But compare *kʷoiwéō (“to make, produce, invent”), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷoywós, from *kʷey- (“pile, stow, to gather”). The variation of the initial consonant between Θ (Th) and Φ (Ph) in different dialects is the reason for reconstructing a labiovelar *kʷʰ.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /tʰes.sa.lós/ → /θes.saˈlos/ → /θe.saˈlos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /tʰes.sa.lós/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /tʰes.saˈlos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /θes.saˈlos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /θes.saˈlos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /θe.saˈlos/

Proper noun

Θεσσᾰλός • (Thessalós) m (genitive Θεσσᾰλοῦ); second declension

1. (Greek mythology) Thessalus

Adjective

Θεσσᾰλός • (Thessalós) m (feminine Θεσσᾰλή, neuter Θεσσᾰλόν); first/second declension

1. Thessalian

Declension

First and second declension of Θεσσᾰλός; Θεσσᾰλή; Θεσσᾰλόν (Attic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		Θεσσᾰλός Thessalós	Θεσσᾰλή Thessalḗ	Θεσσᾰλόν Thessalón		Θεσσᾰλώ Thessalṓ	Θεσσᾰλᾱ́ Thessalā́	Θεσσᾰλώ Thessalṓ		Θεσσᾰλοί Thessaloí	Θεσσᾰλαί Thessalaí	Θεσσᾰλᾰ́ Thessalá
Genitive		Θεσσᾰλοῦ Thessaloû	Θεσσᾰλῆς Thessalês	Θεσσᾰλοῦ Thessaloû		Θεσσᾰλοῖν Thessaloîn	Θεσσᾰλαῖν Thessalaîn	Θεσσᾰλοῖν Thessaloîn		Θεσσᾰλῶν Thessalôn	Θεσσᾰλῶν Thessalôn	Θεσσᾰλῶν Thessalôn
Dative		Θεσσᾰλῷ Thessalôi	Θεσσᾰλῇ Thessalêi	Θεσσᾰλῷ Thessalôi		Θεσσᾰλοῖν Thessaloîn	Θεσσᾰλαῖν Thessalaîn	Θεσσᾰλοῖν Thessaloîn		Θεσσᾰλοῖς Thessaloîs	Θεσσᾰλαῖς Thessalaîs	Θεσσᾰλοῖς Thessaloîs
Accusative		Θεσσᾰλόν Thessalón	Θεσσᾰλήν Thessalḗn	Θεσσᾰλόν Thessalón		Θεσσᾰλώ Thessalṓ	Θεσσᾰλᾱ́ Thessalā́	Θεσσᾰλώ Thessalṓ		Θεσσᾰλούς Thessaloús	Θεσσᾰλᾱ́ς Thessalā́s	Θεσσᾰλᾰ́ Thessalá
Vocative		Θεσσᾰλέ Thessalé	Θεσσᾰλή Thessalḗ	Θεσσᾰλόν Thessalón		Θεσσᾰλώ Thessalṓ	Θεσσᾰλᾱ́ Thessalā́	Θεσσᾰλώ Thessalṓ		Θεσσᾰλοί Thessaloí	Θεσσᾰλαί Thessalaí	Θεσσᾰλᾰ́ Thessalá
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		Θεσσᾰλῶς Thessalôs				Θεσσᾰλώτερος Thessalṓteros				Θεσσᾰλώτᾰτος Thessalṓtatos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Noun

Θεσσᾰλός • (Thessalós) m (genitive Θεσσᾰλοῦ); second declension

1. an inhabitant of Thessaly; a Thessalian

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ Θεσσᾰλός; τοῦ Θεσσᾰλοῦ (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ Θεσσᾰλός ho Thessalós	τὼ Θεσσᾰλώ tṑ Thessalṓ	οἱ Θεσσᾰλοί hoi Thessaloí
Genitive	τοῦ Θεσσᾰλοῦ toû Thessaloû	τοῖν Θεσσᾰλοῖν toîn Thessaloîn	τῶν Θεσσᾰλῶν tôn Thessalôn
Dative	τῷ Θεσσᾰλῷ tôi Thessalôi	τοῖν Θεσσᾰλοῖν toîn Thessaloîn	τοῖς Θεσσᾰλοῖς toîs Thessaloîs
Accusative	τὸν Θεσσᾰλόν tòn Thessalón	τὼ Θεσσᾰλώ tṑ Thessalṓ	τοὺς Θεσσᾰλούς toùs Thessaloús
Vocative	Θεσσᾰλέ Thessalé	Θεσσᾰλώ Thessalṓ	Θεσσᾰλοί Thessaloí
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

• Θεσσᾰλῐ́ᾱ (Thessalíā)
• Θεσσᾰλῐκός (Thessalikós)
• Θεσσᾰλῐ́ς (Thessalís)
• Θεσσᾰλονῑ́κη (Thessalonī́kē)

Descendants

• Greek: Θεσσαλός (Thessalós)
• → Latin: Thessalus

Further reading

• “Θεσσαλός”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “Θεσσαλός”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “Θεσσαλός”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• “Θεσσαλός”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,027