Μορφεύς

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From μορφή (morphḗ, “shape, form”) +‎ -εύς (-eús).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /mor.pʰěu̯s/ → /morˈɸeɸs/ → /morˈfefs/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /mor.pʰěu̯s/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /morˈpʰeʍs/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /morˈɸeɸs/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /morˈfefs/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /morˈfefs/

Proper noun

Μορφεύς • (Morpheús) m (genitive Μορφέως); third declension

1. (Greek mythology) Morpheus

Inflection

Third declension of ὁ Μορφεύς; τοῦ Μορφέως (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Μορφεύς ho Morpheús
Genitive	τοῦ Μορφέως toû Morphéōs
Dative	τῷ Μορφεῖ tōî Morpheî
Accusative	τὸν Μορφέᾱ tòn Morphéā
Vocative	Μορφεῦ Morpheû
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Coordinate terms

• Φάντασος (Phántasos) (inanimate objects in prophetic dreams), Φοβήτωρ (Phobḗtōr) (nightmares), Ἴκελος (Íkelos) (people in prophetic dreams)

Descendants

• Latin: Morpheus

References

• “Μορφεύς”, in Liddell & Scott (1940), A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “Μορφεύς”, in Liddell & Scott (1889), An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Μορφεύς in Bailly, Anatole (1935), Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette