διψηρός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From δῐ́ψ(ᾰ) (díps(a), “thirst”) +‎ -ηρός (-ērós, adjective suffix).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /dip.sɛː.rós/ → /ðip.siˈros/ → /ðip.siˈros/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /dip.sɛː.rós/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /dip.se̝ˈros/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ðip.siˈros/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ðip.siˈros/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ðip.siˈros/

Adjective

δῐψηρός • (dipsērós) m (feminine δῐψηρᾱ́, neuter δῐψηρόν); first/second declension

1. (of persons) thirsty

   Synonym: δῐ́ψῐος (dípsios)

2. (of things) dry, parched
3. causing thirst

Inflection

First and second declension of δῐψηρός; δῐψηρᾱ́; δῐψηρόν (Attic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		δῐψηρός dipsērós	δῐψηρᾱ́ dipsērā́	δῐψηρόν dipsērón		δῐψηρώ dipsērṓ	δῐψηρᾱ́ dipsērā́	δῐψηρώ dipsērṓ		δῐψηροί dipsēroí	δῐψηραί dipsēraí	δῐψηρᾰ́ dipsērá
Genitive		δῐψηροῦ dipsēroû	δῐψηρᾶς dipsērâs	δῐψηροῦ dipsēroû		δῐψηροῖν dipsēroîn	δῐψηραῖν dipsēraîn	δῐψηροῖν dipsēroîn		δῐψηρῶν dipsērôn	δῐψηρῶν dipsērôn	δῐψηρῶν dipsērôn
Dative		δῐψηρῷ dipsērôi	δῐψηρᾷ dipsērâi	δῐψηρῷ dipsērôi		δῐψηροῖν dipsēroîn	δῐψηραῖν dipsēraîn	δῐψηροῖν dipsēroîn		δῐψηροῖς dipsēroîs	δῐψηραῖς dipsēraîs	δῐψηροῖς dipsēroîs
Accusative		δῐψηρόν dipsērón	δῐψηρᾱ́ν dipsērā́n	δῐψηρόν dipsērón		δῐψηρώ dipsērṓ	δῐψηρᾱ́ dipsērā́	δῐψηρώ dipsērṓ		δῐψηρούς dipsēroús	δῐψηρᾱ́ς dipsērā́s	δῐψηρᾰ́ dipsērá
Vocative		δῐψηρέ dipsēré	δῐψηρᾱ́ dipsērā́	δῐψηρόν dipsērón		δῐψηρώ dipsērṓ	δῐψηρᾱ́ dipsērā́	δῐψηρώ dipsērṓ		δῐψηροί dipsēroí	δῐψηραί dipsēraí	δῐψηρᾰ́ dipsērá
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		δῐψηρῶς dipsērôs				δῐψηρότερος dipsēróteros				δῐψηρότᾰτος dipsērótatos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Further reading

• “διψηρός”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• διψηρός in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• διψηρός in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)