Νίκανδρος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Compound of νῑ́κη (nī́kē, “victory”) +‎ ᾰ̓νδρο- (ăndro-, “man”) +‎ -ος (-os). Compare Ᾰ̓νδρόνῑκος (Ăndrónīkos, “Andronicus”), which contains the first two components in the opposite order.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /nǐː.kan.dros/ → /ˈni.kan.dros/ → /ˈni.kan.dros/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /nǐː.kan.dros/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈni.kan.dros/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈni.kan.dros/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈni.kan.dros/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈni.kan.dros/

Proper noun

Νῑ́κᾰνδρος • (Nī́kăndros) m (genitive Νῑκᾰ́νδρου); second declension

1. a male given name, Nicander

Declension

Second declension of ὁ Νῑ́κᾰνδρος; τοῦ Νῑκᾰ́νδρου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Νῑ́κᾰνδρος ho Nī́kăndros
Genitive	τοῦ Νῑκᾰ́νδρου toû Nīkắndrou
Dative	τῷ Νῑκᾰ́νδρῳ tōî Nīkắndrōi
Accusative	τὸν Νῑ́κᾰνδρον tòn Nī́kăndron
Vocative	Νῑ́κᾰνδρε Nī́kăndre
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.