Δάρδανος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Possibly from δαρδάπτω (dardáptō, “to slay, to burn up”) or δαρδάπτω (dardáptō, “eat”), δάπτω (dáptō, “I devour”) (see Latin daps). Otherwise from Thracian or .

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /dár.da.nos/ → /ˈðar.ða.nos/ → /ˈðar.ða.nos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /dár.da.nos/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈdar.da.nos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈðar.ða.nos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈðar.ða.nos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈðar.ða.nos/

Etymology 1

Proper noun

Δάρδᾰνος • (Dárdanos) m (genitive Δαρδάνου); second declension

1. Dardanus, a hero in Greek mythology.

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ Δάρδᾰνος; τοῦ Δαρδᾰ́νου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Δάρδᾰνος ho Dárdanos
Genitive	τοῦ Δαρδᾰ́νου toû Dardánou
Dative	τῷ Δαρδᾰ́νῳ tôi Dardánōi
Accusative	τὸν Δάρδᾰνον tòn Dárdanon
Vocative	Δάρδᾰνε Dárdane
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Etymology 2

After the hero.

Proper noun

Δάρδᾰνος • (Dárdanos) f (genitive Δαρδάνου); second declension

1. Dardanus, a mythological city on the Hellespont.

Inflection

Second declension of ἡ Δάρδᾰνος; τῆς Δαρδᾰ́νου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ἡ Δάρδᾰνος hē Dárdanos
Genitive	τῆς Δαρδᾰ́νου tês Dardánou
Dative	τῇ Δαρδᾰ́νῳ têi Dardánōi
Accusative	τὴν Δάρδᾰνον tḕn Dárdanon
Vocative	Δάρδᾰνε Dárdane
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

• Δαρδάνειος (Dardáneios)
• Δαρδανεύς (Dardaneús)
• Δαρδανίᾱ (Dardaníā)
• Δαρδανίδης (Dardanídēs)
• Δαρδάνιος (Dardánios)
• Δαρδανίς (Dardanís)
• Δαρδανίωνες (Dardaníōnes)

 

Descendants

• Greek: Δάρδανος (Dárdanos)
• → Latin: Dardanus

Noun

Δάρδᾰνος • (Dárdanos) m (genitive Δαρδάνου); second declension

1. a Dardanian, a Trojan

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ Δάρδᾰνος; τοῦ Δαρδᾰ́νου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ Δάρδᾰνος ho Dárdanos	τὼ Δαρδᾰ́νω tṑ Dardánō	οἱ Δάρδᾰνοι hoi Dárdanoi
Genitive	τοῦ Δαρδᾰ́νου toû Dardánou	τοῖν Δαρδᾰ́νοιν toîn Dardánoin	τῶν Δαρδᾰ́νων tôn Dardánōn
Dative	τῷ Δαρδᾰ́νῳ tôi Dardánōi	τοῖν Δαρδᾰ́νοιν toîn Dardánoin	τοῖς Δαρδᾰ́νοις toîs Dardánois
Accusative	τὸν Δάρδᾰνον tòn Dárdanon	τὼ Δαρδᾰ́νω tṑ Dardánō	τοὺς Δαρδᾰ́νους toùs Dardánous
Vocative	Δάρδᾰνε Dárdane	Δαρδᾰ́νω Dardánō	Δάρδᾰνοι Dárdanoi
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Further reading

• “Δάρδανος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “Δάρδανος”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “Δάρδανος”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• Δάρδανος in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
• “Δάρδανος”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,008