Χέρσις

Ancient Greek

Etymology

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Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /kʰér.sis/ → /ˈçer.sis/ → /ˈçer.sis/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /kʰér.sis/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈkʰer.sis/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈçer.sis/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈçer.sis/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈçer.sis/

Proper noun

Χέρσῐς • (Khérsis) m (genitive Χέρσῐος); third declension

1. Chersis, a king of Cyprus mentioned by Herodotus

Inflection

Third declension of ὁ Χέρσῐς; τοῦ Χέρσῐος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Χέρσῐς ho Khérsis
Genitive	τοῦ Χέρσῐος toû Khérsios
Dative	τῷ Χέρσῑ tôi Khérsī
Accusative	τὸν Χέρσῐν tòn Khérsin
Vocative	Χέρσῐ Khérsi
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• → Latin: Chersis

Further reading

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