Περσεύς

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Pre-Greek. However, some Proto-Indo-European origins have been proposed; more at Perseus.

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /per.sěu̯s/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /pɛrˈseʍs/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /perˈseɸs/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /perˈsefs/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /perˈsefs/

Proper noun

Περσεύς • (Perseús) m (genitive Περσέως); third declension

Perseus, a mythological figure

Inflection

Third declension of ὁ Περσεύς; τοῦ Περσέως (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Περσεύς ho Perseús
Genitive	τοῦ Περσέως toû Perséōs
Dative	τῷ Περσεῖ tôi Perseî
Accusative	τὸν Περσέᾱ tòn Perséā
Vocative	Περσεῦ Perseû
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

Greek: Περσέας (Perséas), Περσεύς (Perséfs)
Latin: Perseus

References

Περσεύς in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Περσεύς in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
Περσεύς in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
Περσεύς in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2019)
Περσεύς 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, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,011

Greek

Περσεύς

Etymology

Unknown origin; see Perseus for details.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /perˈsefs/
Hyphenation: Περ‧σεύς

Alternative forms

Περσέας (Perséas)

Usage notes

Περσέας (Perséas) is the standard Modern Greek form of the given name and the mythological character. Περσεύς (Perséfs), in Ancient Greek, is more commonly used when naming the constellation.

Proper noun

Περσεύς • (Perséfs) m

(astronomy) Perseus the constellation between Andromeda and Auriga.
(Greek mythology) Perseus the killer of Medusa.

Declension

Declension in the ancient fashion. Compare to declension of Περσέας.

Declension of Περσεύς (Perséfs)

	singular
nominative	Περσεύς •
genitive	Περσέως •
accusative	Περσέα •
vocative	Περσεύ •
Vocative in polytonic script: Περσεῦ

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