Κένταυρος

See also: κένταυρος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Perhaps from κεντέω (kentéō, “I goad, wound”) +‎ ταῦρος (taûros, “bull”) either from bull-fighting or from herding. Often linked to the Indo-Iranian etymon of which Sanskrit गन्धर्व (gandharva) is a reflex, in which case substrate borrowing and/or substantial remodeling is indicated.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /kén.tau̯.ros/ → /ˈcen.ta.βros/ → /ˈcen.da.vros/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /kén.tau̯.ros/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈken.taw.ros/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈcen.ta.βros/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈcen.ta.vros/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈcen.da.vros/

• Hyphenation: Κέν‧ταυ‧ρος

Noun

Κένταυρος • (Kéntauros) m (genitive Κενταύρου); second declension

1. Centaur, a member of a savage race dwelling between Mt. Pelion and Mt. Ossa on the Northeastern coast of Thessaly.
2. centaur

Proper noun

Κένταυρος • (Kéntauros) m (genitive Κενταύρου); second declension

1. (astronomy) the constellation Centaurus

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ Κένταυρος; τοῦ Κενταύρου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ Κένταυρος ho Kéntauros	τὼ Κενταύρω tṑ Kentaúrō	οἱ Κένταυροι hoi Kéntauroi
Genitive	τοῦ Κενταύρου toû Kentaúrou	τοῖν Κενταύροιν toîn Kentaúroin	τῶν Κενταύρων tôn Kentaúrōn
Dative	τῷ Κενταύρῳ tôi Kentaúrōi	τοῖν Κενταύροιν toîn Kentaúroin	τοῖς Κενταύροις toîs Kentaúrois
Accusative	τὸν Κένταυρον tòn Kéntauron	τὼ Κενταύρω tṑ Kentaúrō	τοὺς Κενταύρους toùs Kentaúrous
Vocative	Κένταυρε Kéntaure	Κενταύρω Kentaúrō	Κένταυροι Kéntauroi
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

• Κενταυρικός (Kentaurikós)
• Κενταύρειος (Kentaúreios)

Descendants

• Greek: Κένταυρος (Kéntavros)

Further reading

• “Κένταυρος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “Κένταυρος”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “Κένταυρος”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• “Κένταυρος”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,005

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Κένταυρος (Kéntauros).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈcen.da.vɾos/
• Hyphenation: Κέ‧νταυ‧ρος

Proper noun

Κένταυρος • (Kéntavros) m

1. (astronomy) Centaurus (constellation)

   άλφα του Κενταύρου ― álfa tou Kentávrou ― Alpha Centauri

Declension

  Κένταυρος

case     \     number	singular
nominative	Κένταυρος •
genitive	Κενταύρου •  Κένταυρου •
accusative	Κένταυρο •
vocative	Κένταυρε •

Related terms

• κένταυρος m (kéntavros, “centaur”)

Further reading

• Κένταυρος (αστερισμός) on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el