Σμέρδις

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• Μέρδῐς (Mérdis)

Etymology

From Old Persian 𐎲𐎼𐎮𐎡𐎹 (b-r-di-i-y /⁠Br̥diyaʰ⁠/), from *br̥diš (“high”) +‎ -𐎡𐎹 (-i-y /⁠-yaʰ⁠/, adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /zmér.dis/ → /ˈzmer.ðis/ → /ˈzmer.ðis/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /zmér.dis/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈzmer.dis/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈzmer.ðis/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈzmer.ðis/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈzmer.ðis/

Proper noun

Σμέρδῐς • (Smérdis) m (genitive Σμέρδεως); third declension

1. Smerdis (Bardiya)

Inflection

Third declension of ὁ Σμέρδῐς; τοῦ Σμέρδῐος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Σμέρδῐς ho Smérdis
Genitive	τοῦ Σμέρδῐος toû Smérdios
Dative	τῷ Σμέρδῑ tôi Smérdī
Accusative	τὸν Σμέρδῐν tòn Smérdin
Vocative	Σμέρδῐ Smérdi
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

• Σμερδῐ́ης (Smerdíēs)

Descendants

• Greek: Σμέρδις (Smérdis)
• Latin: Smerdis

References

• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,025
• Σμέρδις in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette