θάνατος
See also: Θάνατος
Ancient Greek
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- δάνος (dános) — Macedonian
Etymology
[edit]From the root of θνῄσκω (thnēískō, “to die”),[1] with the suffix from Proto-Indo-European *-etos, also seen in βίοτος (bíotos, “life”).[2]
Pronunciation
[edit]- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /tʰá.na.tos/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ˈtʰa.na.tos/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ˈθa.na.tos/
- (10th CE Medieval) IPA(key): /ˈθa.na.tos/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ˈθa.na.tos/
Noun
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θᾰ́νᾰτος • (thắnătos) m (genitive θᾰνᾰ́του); second declension (Epic, Attic, Ionic, Doric, Koine)
Inflection
[edit]| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ὁ θᾰ́νᾰτοςho thắnătos | τὼ θᾰνᾰ́τωtṑ thănắtō | οἱ θᾰ́νᾰτοιhoi thắnătoi |
| genitive | τοῦ θᾰνᾰ́τουtoû thănắtou | τοῖν θᾰνᾰ́τοινtoîn thănắtoin | τῶν θᾰνᾰ́τωνtôn thănắtōn |
| dative | τῷ θᾰνᾰ́τῳtōî thănắtōi | τοῖν θᾰνᾰ́τοινtoîn thănắtoin | τοῖς θᾰνᾰ́τοιςtoîs thănắtois |
| accusative | τὸν θᾰ́νᾰτονtòn thắnăton | τὼ θᾰνᾰ́τωtṑ thănắtō | τοὺς θᾰνᾰ́τουςtoùs thănắtous |
| vocative | θᾰ́νᾰτεthắnăte | θᾰνᾰ́τωthănắtō | θᾰ́νᾰτοιthắnătoi |
- This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | θᾰ́νᾰτοςthắnătos | θᾰνᾰ́τωthănắtō | θᾰ́νᾰτοιthắnătoi |
| genitive | θᾰνᾰ́τοιο / θᾰνᾰ́τουthănắtoio / thănắtou | θᾰνᾰ́τοιῐ̈νthănắtoiĭ̈n | θᾰνᾰ́τωνthănắtōn |
| dative | θᾰνᾰ́τῳthănắtōi | θᾰνᾰ́τοιῐ̈νthănắtoiĭ̈n | θᾰνᾰ́τοισῐ / θᾰνᾰ́τοισῐν / θᾰνᾰ́τοιςthănắtoisĭ(n) / thănắtois |
| accusative | θᾰ́νᾰτονthắnăton | θᾰνᾰ́τωthănắtō | θᾰνᾰ́τουςthănắtous |
| vocative | θᾰ́νᾰτεthắnăte | θᾰνᾰ́τωthănắtō | θᾰ́νᾰτοιthắnătoi |
- Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.
Derived terms
[edit]- Ἀθανάσιος (Athanásios)
- ἀθᾰ́νᾰτος (athắnătos)
- ἀθανατόω (athanatóō)
- δυσθάνατος (dusthánatos)
- θανάσιμος (thanásimos)
- θανατάω (thanatáō)
- θανατήφορος (thanatḗphoros)
- θανατικός (thanatikós)
- θανατόεις (thanatóeis)
- θανατόω (thanatóō)
- θανάτωσις (thanátōsis)
- τᾰχῠθᾰ́νᾰτος (tăkhŭthắnătos)
References
[edit]- ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “θάνατος”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 533
- ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “βιω-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 216
Further reading
[edit]- “θάνατος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940), A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “θάνατος”, in Liddell & Scott (1889), An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “θάνατος”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891), A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
- “θάνατος” in Bailly, Anatole (1935), Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- Bauer, Walter et al. (2001), A Greek–English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature, Third edition, Chicago: University of Chicago Press
- θάνατος in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924), A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
- “θάνατος”, in Slater, William J. (1969), Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
- Strong, James (1979), “G2288”, in Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910), English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
- θάνατος, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ [Logeion] Dictionaries for Ancient Greek and Latin (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, since 2011
Greek
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek θάνατος (thánatos). Compare Mariupol Greek тъа́натос (θánatos).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]θάνατος • (thánatos) m (plural θάνατοι)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | θάνατος (thánatos) | θάνατοι (thánatoi) |
| genitive | θανάτου (thanátou) | θανάτων (thanáton) |
| accusative | θάνατο (thánato) | θανάτους (thanátous) |
| vocative | θάνατε (thánate) | θάνατοι (thánatoi) |
Related terms
[edit]- αθανασία f (athanasía, “immortality”)
- αθανατίζω (athanatízo, “to immortalise”)
- αθάνατος (athánatos, “immortal”)
- απαθανατίζω (apathanatízo, “to immortalise”)
- απαθανάτιση f (apathanátisi, “immortalisation”)
- απένθητος (apénthitos, “unmourned”)
- αποθανατίζω (apothanatízo, “to immortalise”)
- ευθανασία f (efthanasía, “euthanasia”)
- θανατώνω (thanatóno, “to kill”)
- θνητός (thnitós, “mortal”)
- πενθέω (penthéo, “to mourn”)
Further reading
[edit]- θάνατος, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
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