φᾶρος

See also: Φάρος, and φάρος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• φάρος (pháros)

Etymology

Unknown. Related to Mycenaean Greek 𐀞𐀸𐀀 (pa-we-a). Perhaps from , but compare Ancient Greek φάρσος (phársos) and Lithuanian bùrė (“sail”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /pʰâː.ros/ → /ˈɸa.ros/ → /ˈfa.ros/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /pʰâː.ros/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈpʰa.ros/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈɸa.ros/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈfa.ros/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈfa.ros/

Noun

φᾶρος • (phâros) n (genitive φᾱ́ρεος or φᾱ́ρους); third declension

1. large piece of cloth, web
2. wide cloak or mantle without sleeves
3. bedspread

Inflection

Third declension of τὸ φᾶρος; τοῦ φᾱ́ρους (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ φᾶρος tò phâros	τὼ φᾱ́ρει tṑ phā́rei	τᾰ̀ φᾱ́ρη tà phā́rē
Genitive	τοῦ φᾱ́ρους toû phā́rous	τοῖν φᾱροῖν toîn phāroîn	τῶν φᾱρῶν tôn phārôn
Dative	τῷ φᾱ́ρει tôi phā́rei	τοῖν φᾱροῖν toîn phāroîn	τοῖς φᾱ́ρεσῐ / φᾱ́ρεσῐν toîs phā́resi(n)
Accusative	τὸ φᾶρος tò phâros	τὼ φᾱ́ρει tṑ phā́rei	τᾰ̀ φᾱ́ρη tà phā́rē
Vocative	φᾶρος phâros	φᾱ́ρει phā́rei	φᾱ́ρη phā́rē
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Third declension of φᾶρος; φᾱ́ρεος (Epic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	φᾶρος phâros	φᾱ́ρει / φᾱ́ρεε phā́rei / phā́ree	φᾱ́ρεᾰ phā́rea
Genitive	φᾱ́ρεος / φᾱ́ρευς phā́reos / phā́reus	φᾱρέοιν phāréoin	φᾱρέων phāréōn
Dative	φᾱ́ρει / φᾱ́ρεῐ̈ phā́rei / phā́reï	φᾱρέοιν phāréoin	φᾱ́ρεσῐ / φᾱ́ρεσῐν / φᾱρέεσσῐ / φᾱρέεσσῐν phā́resi(n) / phāréessi(n)
Accusative	φᾶρος phâros	φᾱ́ρει / φᾱ́ρεε phā́rei / phā́ree	φᾱ́ρεᾰ phā́rea
Vocative	φᾶρος phâros	φᾱ́ρει / φᾱ́ρεε phā́rei / phā́ree	φᾱ́ρεᾰ phā́rea
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Third declension of τὸ φᾶρος; τοῦ φᾱ́ρεος (Doric)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ φᾶρος tò phâros	τὼ φᾱ́ρεε tṑ phā́ree	τᾰ̀ φᾱ́ρεᾰ tà phā́rea
Genitive	τοῦ φᾱ́ρεος toû phā́reos	τοῖν φᾱρέοιν toîn phāréoin	τῶν φᾱρέων tôn phāréōn
Dative	τῷ φᾱ́ρεῐ̈ tôi phā́reï	τοῖν φᾱρέοιν toîn phāréoin	τοῖς φᾱ́ρεσῐ / φᾱ́ρεσῐν toîs phā́resi(n)
Accusative	τὸ φᾶρος tò phâros	τὼ φᾱ́ρεε tṑ phā́ree	τᾰ̀ φᾱ́ρεᾰ tà phā́rea
Vocative	φᾶρος phâros	φᾱ́ρεε phā́ree	φᾱ́ρεᾰ phā́rea
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Derived terms

• φάρινος (phárinos)
• φάριον (phárion)

 

References

• “φᾶρος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• φᾶρος in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN