Δευκαλίων

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Folk etymology derives the name from Ancient Greek δεῦκος (deûkos), variation of γλεῦκος (gleûkos, “sweet new wine”), and ἁλιεύς (halieús, “sailor”), from ἅλς (háls).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /deu̯.ka.lí.ɔːn/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /deʍ.kaˈli.on/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ðeɸ.kaˈli.on/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ðef.kaˈli.on/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ðef.kaˈli.on/

Proper noun

Δευκᾰλίων • (Deukalíōn) m (genitive Δευκᾰλίωνος); third declension

Deucalion

Inflection

Third declension of ὁ Δευκᾰλίων; τοῦ Δευκᾰλίωνος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Δευκᾰλίων ho Deukalíōn
Genitive	τοῦ Δευκᾰλίωνος toû Deukalíōnos
Dative	τῷ Δευκᾰλίωνῐ tôi Deukalíōni
Accusative	τὸν Δευκᾰλίωνᾰ tòn Deukalíōna
Vocative	Δευκᾰλίων Deukalíōn
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

Greek: Δευκαλίων (Defkalíon); Δευκαλίωνας (Defkalíonas)
→ Latin: Deucaliōn