ἀστερισμός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Compound of ἀστήρ (astḗr, “star”) +‎ -ισμός (-ismós, abstract noun suffix).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /as.te.riz.mós/ → /as.te.rizˈmos/ → /as.te.rizˈmos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /as.te.riz.mós/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /as.te.rizˈmos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /as.te.rizˈmos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /as.te.rizˈmos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /as.te.rizˈmos/

Noun

ἀστερισμός • (asterismós) m (genitive ἀστερισμοῦ); second declension

1. asterism

Declension

Second declension of ὁ ἀστερισμός; τοῦ ἀστερισμοῦ (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ ἀστερισμός ho asterismós	τὼ ἀστερισμώ tṑ asterismṓ	οἱ ἀστερισμοί hoi asterismoí
Genitive	τοῦ ἀστερισμοῦ toû asterismoû	τοῖν ἀστερισμοῖν toîn asterismoîn	τῶν ἀστερισμῶν tôn asterismôn
Dative	τῷ ἀστερισμῷ tôi asterismôi	τοῖν ἀστερισμοῖν toîn asterismoîn	τοῖς ἀστερισμοῖς toîs asterismoîs
Accusative	τὸν ἀστερισμόν tòn asterismón	τὼ ἀστερισμώ tṑ asterismṓ	τοὺς ἀστερισμούς toùs asterismoús
Vocative	ἀστερισμέ asterismé	ἀστερισμώ asterismṓ	ἀστερισμοί asterismoí
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• asterism