βροτολοιγός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From βροτός (brotós, “mortal”) + λοίγιος (loígios) / λοιγός (“deadly”).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /bro.to.loi̯.ɡós/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /bro.to.lyˈɡos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /βro.to.lyˈɣos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /vro.to.lyˈɣos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /vro.to.liˈɣos/

Adjective

βροτολοιγός • (brotoloigós) m, f (neuter βροτολοιγόν); second declension

bane of men, plague of man, epithet of Mars (Ares)
- 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 5.31:
  ‘Ἆρες Ἄρες βροτολοιγὲ μιαιφόνε τειχεσιπλῆτα
  ‘Âres Áres brotoloigè miaiphóne teikhesiplêta
  Ares, Ares, thou bane of mortals, thou blood-stained stormer of walls
  
  English translation by A.T. Murray @perseus
  
  Goddess Athena addresses Ares (Mars)
- 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 5.455
  
  Apollo speaks the same phrase: ‘Ἆρες Ἄρες βροτολοιγὲ μιαιφόνε τειχεσιπλῆτα”
βροτολοιγός ἔρως ― brotoloigós érōs ― love which consumes men

Inflection

Second declension of βροτολοιγός; βροτολοιγόν (Attic)

Number	Singular		Dual		Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	βροτολοιγός brotoloigós	βροτολοιγόν brotoloigón	βροτολοιγώ brotoloigṓ	βροτολοιγώ brotoloigṓ	βροτολοιγοί brotoloigoí	βροτολοιγᾰ́ brotoloigá
Genitive	βροτολοιγοῦ brotoloigoû	βροτολοιγοῦ brotoloigoû	βροτολοιγοῖν brotoloigoîn	βροτολοιγοῖν brotoloigoîn	βροτολοιγῶν brotoloigôn	βροτολοιγῶν brotoloigôn
Dative	βροτολοιγῷ brotoloigôi	βροτολοιγῷ brotoloigôi	βροτολοιγοῖν brotoloigoîn	βροτολοιγοῖν brotoloigoîn	βροτολοιγοῖς brotoloigoîs	βροτολοιγοῖς brotoloigoîs
Accusative	βροτολοιγόν brotoloigón	βροτολοιγόν brotoloigón	βροτολοιγώ brotoloigṓ	βροτολοιγώ brotoloigṓ	βροτολοιγούς brotoloigoús	βροτολοιγᾰ́ brotoloigá
Vocative	βροτολοιγέ brotoloigé	βροτολοιγόν brotoloigón	βροτολοιγώ brotoloigṓ	βροτολοιγώ brotoloigṓ	βροτολοιγοί brotoloigoí	βροτολοιγᾰ́ brotoloigá
Derived forms	Adverb		Comparative		Superlative
Derived forms	βροτολοιγῶς brotoloigôs		βροτολοιγότερος brotoloigóteros		βροτολοιγότᾰτος brotoloigótatos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.