Τεΐσπης

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Old Persian 𐎨𐎡𐏁𐎱𐎡𐏁 (c-i-š-p-i-š /⁠Čišpiš⁠/).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /te.ís.pɛːs/ → /teˈis.pis/ → /teˈis.pis/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /te.ís.pɛːs/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /teˈis.pe̝s/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /teˈis.pis/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /teˈis.pis/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /teˈis.pis/

Proper noun

Τεΐσπης • (Teḯspēs) m (genitive Τεΐσπεος); third declension

1. a male given name from Old Persian: Teispes, an ancestor of Cyrus the Great

Inflection

Third declension of ὁ Τεΐσπης; τοῦ Τεΐσπεος (uncontracted, Ionic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Τεΐσπης ho Teḯspēs
Genitive	τοῦ Τεΐσπεος / Τεΐσπευς toû Teḯspeos / Teḯspeus
Dative	τῷ Τεΐσπει / Τεΐσπεῐ̈ tôi Teḯspei / Teḯspeï
Accusative	τὸν Τεΐσπεᾰ tòn Teḯspea
Vocative	Τέϊσπες Téïspes
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Descendants

• Greek: Τεΐσπης (Teḯspis)
• → Latin: Teispēs
  • → English: Teispes

Further reading

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