Τιτάν

Ancient Greek

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Etymology

Possibly from τίτο (“sun, day”), which is an Anatolian loan-word, or τιταίνω 'to stretch, to extend' (Hesiod).

Pronunciation

• (5th BC Attic): IPA: /ti͜ita͜án/

• (1st BC Egyptian): IPA: /tiːtáːn/

• (4th AD Koine): IPA: /titán/

• (10th AD Byzantine): IPA: /titán/

• (15th AD Constantinopolitan): IPA: /titán/

Proper noun

Τιτάν (genitive Τιτᾶνος) m, third declension; (Tītān)

1. one of the Titanes in Greek mythology; a Titan
2. Titan, another name for the mythological Greek god Helios

Inflection

Third declension of Τῑτάν, Τῑτᾶνος

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ Τῑτάν	τὼ Τῑτᾶνε	οἱ Τῑτᾶνες
Genitive	τοῦ Τῑτᾶνος	τοῖν Τῑτάνοιν	τῶν Τῑτάνων
Dative	τῷ Τῑτᾶνῐ	τοῖν Τῑτάνοιν	τοῖς Τῑτᾶσῐ(ν)
Accusative	τὸν Τῑτᾶνᾰ	τὼ Τῑτᾶνε	τοὺς Τῑτᾶνᾰς
Vocative	Τῑτάν	Τῑτᾶνε	Τῑτᾶνες

Derived terms

• Τιτανίς
• Τιτανικός

Descendants

• Greek:
  • Τιτάν (Titan)
  • Τιτάνας (Titanas)
  • plural: Τιτάνες (Titanes)
• Latin: Titan (plural Titanes)

References

• Woodhouse’s English-Greek Dictionary page 1028