πότερος
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Ancient Greek [edit]
Alternative forms [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Proto-Indo-European *kʷoteros, from *kʷos (“which”). Cognates include Sanskrit कतर (katará), Gothic 𐍈𐌰𐌸𐌰𐍂 (hvaÞar) and Lithuanian katràs. Also see ἕτερος (heteros, “other, different”).
Pronunciation [edit]
- (5th BC Attic): IPA: /póteros/
- (1st BC Egyptian): IPA: /pótɛros/
- (4th AD Koine): IPA: /póteros/
- (10th AD Byzantine): IPA: /póteros/
- (15th AD Constantinopolitan): IPA: /póteɾos/
Adjective [edit]
πότερος m, ποτέρα f, πότερον n; first/second declension; (poteros)
- which of the two?
Inflection [edit]
| Number | Singular | Dual | Plural | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case \ Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
| Nominative | πότερος | ποτέρᾱ | πότερον | ποτέρω | ποτέρα | ποτέρω | πότεροι | πότεραι | πότερα | |||
| Genitive | ποτέρου | ποτέρᾱς | ποτέρου | ποτέροιν | ποτέραιν | ποτέροιν | ποτέρων | ποτέρων | ποτέρων | |||
| Dative | ποτέρῳ | ποτέρᾳ | ποτέρῳ | ποτέροιν | ποτέραιν | ποτέροιν | ποτέροις | ποτέραις | ποτέροις | |||
| Accusative | πότερον | ποτέρᾱν | πότερον | ποτέρω | ποτέρα | ποτέρω | ποτέρους | ποτέρας | πότερα | |||
| Vocative | πότερε | ποτέρᾱ | πότερον | ποτέρω | ποτέρα | ποτέρω | πότεροι | πότεραι | πότερα | |||
References [edit]
- LSJ
- Robert S. P. Beekes (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Brill Academic Publishers)