Ξάνθος

See also: ξανθός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ξανθός (xanthós, “yellow”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ksán.tʰos/ → /ˈksan.θos/ → /ˈksan.θos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ksán.tʰos/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈksan.tʰos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈksan.θos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈksan.θos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈksan.θos/

Proper noun

Ξᾰ́νθος • (Xánthos) m or f (genitive Ξᾰ́νθου); second declension

1. (masculine) Xanthus (a river in Lycia, Turkey)
2. (feminine) Xanthus (a city in Lycia, Turkey)

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ, ἡ Ξᾰ́νθος; τοῦ, τῆς Ξᾰ́νθου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ, ἡ Ξᾰ́νθος ho, hē Xánthos
Genitive	τοῦ, τῆς Ξᾰ́νθου toû, tês Xánthou
Dative	τῷ, τῇ Ξᾰ́νθῳ tôi, têi Xánthōi
Accusative	τὸν, τὴν Ξᾰ́νθον tòn, tḕn Xánthon
Vocative	Ξᾰ́νθε Xánthe
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Second declension of Ξᾰ́νθος; Ξᾰ́νθου (Epic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	Ξᾰ́νθος Xánthos
Genitive	Ξᾰ́νθου / Ξᾰνθοῖο / Ξᾰ́νθοιο / Ξᾰνθόο / Ξᾰ́νθοο Xánthou / Xanthoîo / Xánthoio / Xanthóo / Xánthoo
Dative	Ξᾰ́νθῳ Xánthōi
Accusative	Ξᾰ́νθον Xánthon
Vocative	Ξᾰ́νθε Xánthe
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Descendants

• → Latin: Xanthus

Further reading

• Ξάνθος in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette