Κάριος

See also: Καρικός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Καρία (Karía, “Caria”) +‎ -ιος (-ios, adjective suffix).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /kǎː.ri.os/ → /ˈka.ri.os/ → /ˈka.ri.os/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /kǎː.ri.os/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈka.ri.os/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈka.ri.os/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈka.ri.os/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈka.ri.os/

Adjective

Κάριος • (Kários) m (feminine Καρία, neuter Κάριον); first/second declension

1. of or relating to ancient Caria; Carian
   • 460 BCE – 420 BCE, Herodotus, Histories 8.135.3:

     φάναι δὲ Καρίῃ μιν γλώσσῃ χρᾶν.

     phánai dè Karíēi min glṓssēi khrân.

     And he said that she had delivered an oracle in the Carian tongue.

   1. (epithet, of Zeus) the Carian equivalent of
      • 460 BCE – 420 BCE, Herodotus, Histories 1.171.6:

        ἀποδείκνῦσι δὲ ἐν Μυλάσοισι Διὸς Καρίου ἱρὸν ἀρχαῖον.

        apodeíknûsi dè en Mulásoisi Diòs Karíou hiròn arkhaîon.

        They pointed out an ancient shrine to Carian Zeus in Mylasa.

Inflection

First and second declension of Κάριος; Καρίᾱ; Κάριον (Attic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		Κάριος Kários	Καρίᾱ Karíā	Κάριον Kárion		Καρίω Karíō	Καρίᾱ Karíā	Καρίω Karíō		Κάριοι Kárioi	Κάριαι Káriai	Κάριᾰ Kária
Genitive		Καρίου Karíou	Καρίᾱς Karíās	Καρίου Karíou		Καρίοιν Karíoin	Καρίαιν Karíain	Καρίοιν Karíoin		Καρίων Karíōn	Καρίων Karíōn	Καρίων Karíōn
Dative		Καρίῳ Karíōi	Καρίᾳ Karíāi	Καρίῳ Karíōi		Καρίοιν Karíoin	Καρίαιν Karíain	Καρίοιν Karíoin		Καρίοις Karíois	Καρίαις Karíais	Καρίοις Karíois
Accusative		Κάριον Kárion	Καρίᾱν Karíān	Κάριον Kárion		Καρίω Karíō	Καρίᾱ Karíā	Καρίω Karíō		Καρίους Karíous	Καρίᾱς Karíās	Κάριᾰ Kária
Vocative		Κάριε Kárie	Καρίᾱ Karíā	Κάριον Kárion		Καρίω Karíō	Καρίᾱ Karíā	Καρίω Karíō		Κάριοι Kárioi	Κάριαι Káriai	Κάριᾰ Kária
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		Καρίως Karíōs				Καριότερος Karióteros				Καριότᾰτος Kariótatos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Further reading

• “Κάριος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “Κάριος”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Κάριος in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• Κάριος - ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ (since 2011) Dictionaries for Ancient Greek and Latin (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch) University of Chicago.