Πρωτεύς

Ancient Greek

Etymology

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Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /prɔː.těu̯s/ → /proˈteɸs/ → /proˈtefs/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /prɔː.těu̯s/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /proˈtews/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /proˈteɸs/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /proˈtefs/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /proˈtefs/

Proper noun

Πρωτεύς • (Prōteús) m (genitive Πρωτέως); third declension

1. Proteus

Inflection

Third declension of ὁ Πρωτεύς; τοῦ Πρωτέως (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Πρωτεύς ho Prōteús
Genitive	τοῦ Πρωτέως toû Prōtéōs
Dative	τῷ Πρωτεῖ tôi Prōteî
Accusative	τὸν Πρωτέᾱ tòn Prōtéā
Vocative	Πρωτεῦ Prōteû
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Third declension of Πρωτεύς; Πρωτῆος (Epic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	Πρωτεύς Prōteús
Genitive	Πρωτῆος / Πρωτέος Prōtêos / Prōtéos
Dative	Πρωτῆῐ̈ / Πρωτέῐ̈ Prōtêï / Prōtéï
Accusative	Πρωτῆᾰ / Πρωτέᾰ Prōtêa / Prōtéa
Vocative	Πρωτεῦ Prōteû
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Third declension of ὁ Πρωτεύς; τοῦ Πρωτέος (Ionic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Πρωτεύς ho Prōteús
Genitive	τοῦ Πρωτέος toû Prōtéos
Dative	τῷ Πρωτέῐ̈ / Πρωτεῖ tôi Prōtéï / Prōteî
Accusative	τὸν Πρωτέᾰ tòn Prōtéa
Vocative	Πρωτεῦ Prōteû
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Descendants

• Greek: Πρωτεύς (Protéfs)
• Latin: Prōteus

References

• “Πρωτεύς”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,023
• Πρωτεύς in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette