Αἴσωπος

See also: Αίσωπος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

native speaker, from which his name derives.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ǎi̯.sɔː.pos/ → /ˈɛ.so.pos/ → /ˈe.so.pos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ǎi̯.sɔː.pos/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈɛ.so.pos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈɛ.so.pos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈe.so.pos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈe.so.pos/

Proper noun

Αἴσωπος • (Aísōpos) m (genitive Αἰσώπου); second declension

1. Aesop

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ Αἴσωπος; τοῦ Αἰσώπου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Αἴσωπος ho Aísōpos
Genitive	τοῦ Αἰσώπου toû Aisṓpou
Dative	τῷ Αἰσώπῳ tôi Aisṓpōi
Accusative	τὸν Αἴσωπον tòn Aísōpon
Vocative	Αἴσωπε Aísōpe
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

• Αἰσωπικός (Aisōpikós)

Descendants

• Greek: Αίσωπος m (Aísopos)
• → Latin: Aesopus (see there for further descendants)

Further reading

• Αἴσωπος in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,000