πρωτός

See also: πρώτος and πρῶτος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From πέπρωμαι (péprōmai).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /prɔː.tós/ → /proˈtos/ → /proˈtos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /prɔː.tós/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /proˈtos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /proˈtos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /proˈtos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /proˈtos/

Adjective

πρωτός • (prōtós) m (feminine πρωτή, neuter πρωτόν); first/second declension

1. destined
   • 1 CE – 200 CE, Aelius Herodianus, On Peculiar Style 1.215

Declension

First and second declension of πρωτός; πρωτή; πρωτόν (Attic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		πρωτός prōtós	πρωτή prōtḗ	πρωτόν prōtón		πρωτώ prōtṓ	πρωτᾱ́ prōtā́	πρωτώ prōtṓ		πρωτοί prōtoí	πρωταί prōtaí	πρωτᾰ́ prōtá
Genitive		πρωτοῦ prōtoû	πρωτῆς prōtês	πρωτοῦ prōtoû		πρωτοῖν prōtoîn	πρωταῖν prōtaîn	πρωτοῖν prōtoîn		πρωτῶν prōtôn	πρωτῶν prōtôn	πρωτῶν prōtôn
Dative		πρωτῷ prōtôi	πρωτῇ prōtêi	πρωτῷ prōtôi		πρωτοῖν prōtoîn	πρωταῖν prōtaîn	πρωτοῖν prōtoîn		πρωτοῖς prōtoîs	πρωταῖς prōtaîs	πρωτοῖς prōtoîs
Accusative		πρωτόν prōtón	πρωτήν prōtḗn	πρωτόν prōtón		πρωτώ prōtṓ	πρωτᾱ́ prōtā́	πρωτώ prōtṓ		πρωτούς prōtoús	πρωτᾱ́ς prōtā́s	πρωτᾰ́ prōtá
Vocative		πρωτέ prōté	πρωτή prōtḗ	πρωτόν prōtón		πρωτώ prōtṓ	πρωτᾱ́ prōtā́	πρωτώ prōtṓ		πρωτοί prōtoí	πρωταί prōtaí	πρωτᾰ́ prōtá
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		πρωτῶς prōtôs				πρωτότερος prōtóteros				πρωτότᾰτος prōtótatos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

References

• “πρωτός”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• πρωτός in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette