Ἵππαρχος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ῐ̔́ππος (híppos, “horse”) +‎ ἀρχός (arkhós, “leader”).

Pronunciation
 

Proper noun

Ῐ̔́ππᾰρχος • (Hípparkhos) m (genitive Ῐ̔ππᾰ́ρχου); second declension

  1. A male given name, equivalent to English Hipparchus
  2. in particular, the Greek astronomer Hipparchus of Nicaea

Inflection
Second declension of ὁ Ῐ̔́ππᾰρχος; τοῦ Ῐ̔ππᾰ́ρχου (Attic)
Case / # Singular
Nominative ὁ Ῐ̔́ππᾰρχος
ho Hípparkhos
Genitive τοῦ Ῐ̔ππᾰ́ρχου
toû Hippárkhou
Dative τῷ Ῐ̔ππᾰ́ρχῳ
tôi Hippárkhōi
Accusative τὸν Ῐ̔́ππᾰρχον
tòn Hípparkhon
Vocative Ῐ̔́ππᾰρχε
Hípparkhe
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants
  • Greek: Ίππαρχος (Ípparchos)
  • Latin: Hipparchus
  • Turkish: İparhos

References
  • Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,013
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