θάσσων

Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /tʰǎːs.sɔːn/ → /ˈθas.son/ → /ˈθa.son/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /tʰǎːs.sɔːn/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈtʰas.son/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈθas.son/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈθas.son/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈθa.son/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Hellenic *tʰəťťōs, comparative of *tʰəkʰús, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰn̥gʰ-yōs. By surface analysis, ταχύς (takhús) +‎ -ίων (-íōn).

Alternative forms

• θᾱ́ττων (thā́ttōn) — Attic

Adjective

θᾱ́σσων • (thā́ssōn) m or f (neuter θᾶσσον); third declension

1. comparative degree of τᾰχύς (takhús): faster

Declension

Third declension of θᾱ́σσων; θᾶσσον (Koine)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		θᾱ́σσων thā́ssōn	θᾶσσον thâsson		θᾱ́σσονε thā́ssone	θᾱ́σσονε thā́ssone		θᾱ́σσονες thā́ssones	θᾱ́σσονᾰ thā́ssona
Genitive		θᾱ́σσονος thā́ssonos	θᾱ́σσονος thā́ssonos		θᾱσσόνοιν thāssónoin	θᾱσσόνοιν thāssónoin		θᾱσσόνων thāssónōn	θᾱσσόνων thāssónōn
Dative		θᾱ́σσονῐ thā́ssoni	θᾱ́σσονῐ thā́ssoni		θᾱσσόνοιν thāssónoin	θᾱσσόνοιν thāssónoin		θᾱ́σσοσῐ / θᾱ́σσοσῐν thā́ssosi(n)	θᾱ́σσοσῐ / θᾱ́σσοσῐν thā́ssosi(n)
Accusative		θᾱ́σσονᾰ thā́ssona	θᾶσσον thâsson		θᾱ́σσονε thā́ssone	θᾱ́σσονε thā́ssone		θᾱ́σσονᾰς thā́ssonas	θᾱ́σσονᾰ thā́ssona
Vocative		θᾶσσον thâsson	θᾶσσον thâsson		θᾱ́σσονε thā́ssone	θᾱ́σσονε thā́ssone		θᾱ́σσονες thā́ssones	θᾱ́σσονᾰ thā́ssona

Further reading

• “θάσσων”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “θάσσων”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “θάσσων”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• θάσσων in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• θάσσων in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963

Etymology 2

Present active participle of θᾱ́σσω (thā́ssō, “sit, sit idly”).

Alternative forms

• θᾰᾰ́σσων (thaássōn) — Epic

Participle

θᾱ́σσων • (thā́ssōn) m (feminine θᾱ́σσουσᾰ, neuter θᾶσσον); first/third declension

1. sitting, sitting idly

Declension

First and third declension of θᾱ́σσων; θᾱ́σσουσᾰ; θᾶσσον (Attic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		θᾱ́σσων thā́ssōn	θᾱ́σσουσᾰ thā́ssousa	θᾶσσον thâsson		θᾱ́σσοντε thā́ssonte	θᾱσσούσᾱ thāssoúsā	θᾱ́σσοντε thā́ssonte		θᾱ́σσοντες thā́ssontes	θᾱ́σσουσαι thā́ssousai	θᾱ́σσοντᾰ thā́ssonta
Genitive		θᾱ́σσοντος thā́ssontos	θᾱσσούσης thāssoúsēs	θᾱ́σσοντος thā́ssontos		θᾱσσόντοιν thāssóntoin	θᾱσσούσαιν thāssoúsain	θᾱσσόντοιν thāssóntoin		θᾱσσόντων thāssóntōn	θᾱσσουσῶν thāssousôn	θᾱσσόντων thāssóntōn
Dative		θᾱ́σσοντῐ thā́ssonti	θᾱσσούσῃ thāssoúsēi	θᾱ́σσοντῐ thā́ssonti		θᾱσσόντοιν thāssóntoin	θᾱσσούσαιν thāssoúsain	θᾱσσόντοιν thāssóntoin		θᾱ́σσουσῐ / θᾱ́σσουσῐν thā́ssousi(n)	θᾱσσούσαις thāssoúsais	θᾱ́σσουσῐ / θᾱ́σσουσῐν thā́ssousi(n)
Accusative		θᾱ́σσοντᾰ thā́ssonta	θᾱ́σσουσᾰν thā́ssousan	θᾶσσον thâsson		θᾱ́σσοντε thā́ssonte	θᾱσσούσᾱ thāssoúsā	θᾱ́σσοντε thā́ssonte		θᾱ́σσοντᾰς thā́ssontas	θᾱσσούσᾱς thāssoúsās	θᾱ́σσοντᾰ thā́ssonta
Vocative		θᾱ́σσων thā́ssōn	θᾱ́σσουσᾰ thā́ssousa	θᾶσσον thâsson		θᾱ́σσοντε thā́ssonte	θᾱσσούσᾱ thāssoúsā	θᾱ́σσοντε thā́ssonte		θᾱ́σσοντες thā́ssontes	θᾱ́σσουσαι thā́ssousai	θᾱ́σσοντᾰ thā́ssonta
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

First and third declension of θᾰᾰ́σσων; θᾰᾰ́σσουσᾰ; θᾰᾰ́σσον (Epic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		θᾰᾰ́σσων thaássōn	θᾰᾰ́σσουσᾰ thaássousa	θᾰᾰ́σσον thaásson		θᾰᾰ́σσοντε thaássonte	θᾰᾰσσούσᾱ thaassoúsā	θᾰᾰ́σσοντε thaássonte		θᾰᾰ́σσοντες thaássontes	θᾰᾰ́σσουσαι thaássousai	θᾰᾰ́σσοντᾰ thaássonta
Genitive		θᾰᾰ́σσοντος thaássontos	θᾰᾰσσούσης thaassoúsēs	θᾰᾰ́σσοντος thaássontos		θᾰᾰσσόντοιῐν thaassóntoiin	θᾰᾰσσούσαιν / θᾰᾰσσούσαιῐν / θᾰᾰσσούσῃῐν thaassoúsai(i)n / thaassoúsēiin	θᾰᾰσσόντοιῐν thaassóntoiin		θᾰᾰσσόντων thaassóntōn	θᾰᾰσσουσᾱ́ων / θᾰᾰσσουσέ͜ων / θᾰᾰσσουσῶν thaassousā́ōn / thaassousé͜ōn / thaassousôn	θᾰᾰσσόντων thaassóntōn
Dative		θᾰᾰ́σσοντῐ thaássonti	θᾰᾰσσούσῃ thaassoúsēi	θᾰᾰ́σσοντῐ thaássonti		θᾰᾰσσόντοιῐν thaassóntoiin	θᾰᾰσσούσαιν / θᾰᾰσσούσαιῐν / θᾰᾰσσούσῃῐν thaassoúsai(i)n / thaassoúsēiin	θᾰᾰσσόντοιῐν thaassóntoiin		θᾰᾰ́σσουσῐ / θᾰᾰ́σσουσῐν / θᾰᾰσσόντεσσῐ / θᾰᾰσσόντεσσῐν / θᾰᾰσσόντεσῐ / θᾰᾰσσόντεσῐν thaássousi(n) / thaassóntessi(n) / thaassóntesi(n)	θᾰᾰσσούσῃσῐ / θᾰᾰσσούσῃσῐν / θᾰᾰσσούσῃς / θᾰᾰσσούσαις thaassoúsēisi(n) / thaassoúsēis / thaassoúsais	θᾰᾰ́σσουσῐ / θᾰᾰ́σσουσῐν / θᾰᾰσσόντεσσῐ / θᾰᾰσσόντεσσῐν / θᾰᾰσσόντεσῐ / θᾰᾰσσόντεσῐν thaássousi(n) / thaassóntessi(n) / thaassóntesi(n)
Accusative		θᾰᾰ́σσοντᾰ thaássonta	θᾰᾰ́σσουσᾰν thaássousan	θᾰᾰ́σσον thaásson		θᾰᾰ́σσοντε thaássonte	θᾰᾰσσούσᾱ thaassoúsā	θᾰᾰ́σσοντε thaássonte		θᾰᾰ́σσοντᾰς thaássontas	θᾰᾰσσούσᾱς thaassoúsās	θᾰᾰ́σσοντᾰ thaássonta
Vocative		θᾰᾰ́σσων thaássōn	θᾰᾰ́σσουσᾰ thaássousa	θᾰᾰ́σσον thaásson		θᾰᾰ́σσοντε thaássonte	θᾰᾰσσούσᾱ thaassoúsā	θᾰᾰ́σσοντε thaássonte		θᾰᾰ́σσοντες thaássontes	θᾰᾰ́σσουσαι thaássousai	θᾰᾰ́σσοντᾰ thaássonta
Notes:		Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.