Ἐχινάδες

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From ἐχῖνος (ekhînos, hedgehog, sea urchin) +‎ -ᾰ́δες (-ádes, plural form of -ᾰ́ς (-ás, feminine noun suffix)).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Ἐχῑνᾰ́δες (Ekhīnádesf pl (genitive Ἐχῑνᾰ́δων); first declension

  1. Common form of Ἐχῖναι (Ekhînai)
    • 460 BCE – 420 BCE, Herodotus, Histories 2.10.3:
      Ᾰ̓χελῴου, [] τῶν Ἐχῑνᾰ́δων νήσων τᾱ̀ς ἡμῐσέᾱς ἤδη ἤπειρον πεποίηκε.
      Akhelṓiou, [] tôn Ekhīnádōn nḗsōn tā̀s hēmiséās ḗdē ḗpeiron pepoíēke.
    • 460 BCE – 395 BCE, Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War 2.102.3:
      κεῖνται δὲ καὶ τῶν νήσων τῶν Ἐχινάδων αἱ πολλαὶ κᾰτᾰντικρῠ̀ Οἰνιᾰδῶν τοῦ Ᾰ̓χελῴου τῶν ἐκβολῶν οὐδὲν ᾰ̓πέχουσαι
      keîntai dè kaì tôn nḗsōn tôn Ekhinádōn hai pollaì katantikrù Oiniadôn toû Akhelṓiou tôn ekbolôn oudèn apékhousai

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Latin: Echīnadēs

References

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