Σιτάλκης

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• Σῑτάλκᾱς (Sītálkās)

Etymology

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From σῑτάλκᾱς (sītálkās, “protector of grain”), from σῖτος (sîtos, “grain”) +‎ ἀλκή (alkḗ, “strength”) +‎ -ης (-ēs).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /siː.tál.kɛːs/ → /siˈtal.cis/ → /siˈtal.cis/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /siː.tál.kɛːs/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /siˈtal.ke̝s/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /siˈtal.cis/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /siˈtal.cis/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /siˈtal.cis/

Proper noun

Σῑτάλκης • (Sītálkēs) m (genitive Σῑτάλκου); first declension

1. a male given name: Sitalces

Inflection

First declension of ὁ Σῑτάλκης; τοῦ Σῑτάλκου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Σῑτάλκης ho Sītálkēs
Genitive	τοῦ Σῑτάλκου toû Sītálkou
Dative	τῷ Σῑτάλκῃ tôi Sītálkēi
Accusative	τὸν Σῑτάλκην tòn Sītálkēn
Vocative	Σῑτάλκη Sītálkē
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

First declension of ὁ Σῑτάλκης; τοῦ Σῑτάλκεω (Ionic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Σῑτάλκης ho Sītálkēs
Genitive	τοῦ Σῑτάλκεω / Σῑτάλκω toû Sītálkeō / Sītálkō
Dative	τῷ Σῑτάλκῃ tôi Sītálkēi
Accusative	τὸν Σῑτάλκην tòn Sītálkēn
Vocative	Σῑτάλκη Sītálkē
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Descendants

• Bulgarian: Ситалк (Sitalk)
• Greek: Σιτάλκης (Sitálkis)
• Latin: Sītalcēs

References

• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,025
• Σιτάλκης in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette