Τρωάς

See also: Ἰλιάς, Τρῶας, and Τρῳάς

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Τρώς (Trṓs, “Trojan”) +‎ -ᾰ́ς (-ás).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /trɔː.ás/ → /troˈas/ → /troˈas/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /trɔː.ás/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /troˈas/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /troˈas/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /troˈas/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /troˈas/

Proper noun

Τρωᾰ́ς • (Trōás) f (genitive Τρωᾰ́δος); third declension

1. the Troas; the Troad

Declension

Third declension of ἡ Τρωᾰ́ς; τῆς Τρωᾰ́δος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ἡ Τρωᾰ́ς hē Trōás
Genitive	τῆς Τρωᾰ́δος tês Trōádos
Dative	τῇ Τρωᾰ́δῐ têi Trōádi
Accusative	τὴν Τρωᾰ́δᾰ tḕn Trōáda
Vocative	Τρωᾰ́ς Trōás
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension. Nominative singular -ς (-s) arose by reduction of the original cluster *-ds.

Descendants

• English: Troas, Troad
• French: Troade
• German: Troas
• Greek: Τρωάς (Troás)
• Latin: Trōas

Noun

Τρωᾰ́ς • (Trōás) f (genitive Τρωᾰ́δος); third declension

1. a female inhabitant of Troy or of the Troas/Troad; a female Trojan

Declension

Third declension of ἡ Τρωᾰ́ς; τῆς Τρωᾰ́δος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ Τρωᾰ́ς hē Trōás	τὼ Τρωᾰ́δε tṑ Trōáde	αἱ Τρωᾰ́δες hai Trōádes
Genitive	τῆς Τρωᾰ́δος tês Trōádos	τοῖν Τρωᾰ́δοιν toîn Trōádoin	τῶν Τρωᾰ́δων tôn Trōádōn
Dative	τῇ Τρωᾰ́δῐ têi Trōádi	τοῖν Τρωᾰ́δοιν toîn Trōádoin	ταῖς Τρωᾰ́σῐ / Τρωᾰ́σῐν taîs Trōási(n)
Accusative	τὴν Τρωᾰ́δᾰ tḕn Trōáda	τὼ Τρωᾰ́δε tṑ Trōáde	τᾱ̀ς Τρωᾰ́δᾰς tā̀s Trōádas
Vocative	Τρωᾰ́ς Trōás	Τρωᾰ́δε Trōáde	Τρωᾰ́δες Trōádes
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension. Nominative singular -ς (-s) arose by reduction of the original cluster *-ds.

Descendants

• Greek: Τρωάς (Troás)

Related terms

• Τροίᾱ (Troíā)
• Τροϊκός (Troïkós)

References

• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,028

Further reading

• Troad on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Troy on Wikipedia.Wikipedia