Οὐισίγοτθος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

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Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /u.iˈsi.ɣot.θos/ → /u.iˈsi.ɣot.θos/

• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /u.iˈsi.ɣot.θos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /u.iˈsi.ɣot.θos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /u.iˈsi.ɣot.θos/

Noun

Οὐισίγοτθος • (Ouisígotthos) m (genitive Οὐισιγότθου); second declension (Byzantine)

1. a Visigoth
   • 550s AD, Procopius, History of the Wars 3.2.2:

     Γοτθικὰ ἔθνη πολλὰ μὲν καὶ ἄλλα πρότερόν τε ἦν καὶ τανῦν ἔστι, τὰ δὲ δὴ πάντων μέγιστά τε καὶ ἀξιολογώτατα Γότθοι τέ εἰσι καὶ Βανδίλοι καὶ Οὐισίγοτθοι καὶ Γήπαιδες…

     Gotthikà éthnē pollà mèn kaì álla próterón te ên kaì tanûn ésti, tà dè dḕ pántōn mégistá te kaì axiologṓtata Gótthoi té eisi kaì Bandíloi kaì Ouisígotthoi kaì Gḗpaides…

     • 1916 translation by H. B. Dewing

       There were many Gothic nations in earlier times, just as also at the present, but the greatest and most important of all are the Goths, Vandals, Visigoths, and Gepaedes…

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ Οὐισίγοτθος; τοῦ Οὐισιγότθου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ Οὐισίγοτθος ho Ouisígotthos	τὼ Οὐισιγότθω tṑ Ouisigótthō	οἱ Οὐισίγοτθοι hoi Ouisígotthoi
Genitive	τοῦ Οὐισιγότθου toû Ouisigótthou	τοῖν Οὐισιγότθοιν toîn Ouisigótthoin	τῶν Οὐισιγότθων tôn Ouisigótthōn
Dative	τῷ Οὐισιγότθῳ tôi Ouisigótthōi	τοῖν Οὐισιγότθοιν toîn Ouisigótthoin	τοῖς Οὐισιγότθοις toîs Ouisigótthois
Accusative	τὸν Οὐισίγοτθον tòn Ouisígotthon	τὼ Οὐισιγότθω tṑ Ouisigótthō	τοὺς Οὐισιγότθους toùs Ouisigótthous
Vocative	Οὐισίγοτθε Ouisígotthe	Οὐισιγότθω Ouisigótthō	Οὐισίγοτθοι Ouisígotthoi
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.