Γωσίθρης

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Old Median *Gaučiθra, literally "bearing the seed of the ox/of cattle" or "having the origin of the ox/of cattle" (cf. Avestan 𐬔𐬀𐬊𐬗𐬌𐬚𐬭𐬀 (gaociθra)).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ɡɔː.sí.tʰrɛːs/ → /ɣoˈsi.θris/ → /ɣoˈsi.θris/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ɡɔː.sí.tʰrɛːs/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ɡoˈsi.tʰre̝s/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ɣoˈsi.θris/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ɣoˈsi.θris/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ɣoˈsi.θris/

Proper noun

Γωσῐ́θρης • (Gōsíthrēs) m (genitive Γωσῐ́θρου); third declension

1. a male given name from Old Median: Gosithres, a Persian man, brother of Artaxerxes

Inflection

First declension of ὁ Γωσῐ́θρης; τοῦ Γωσῐ́θρου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Γωσῐ́θρης ho Gōsíthrēs
Genitive	τοῦ Γωσῐ́θρου toû Gōsíthrou
Dative	τῷ Γωσῐ́θρῃ tôi Gōsíthrēi
Accusative	τὸν Γωσῐ́θρην tòn Gōsíthrēn
Vocative	Γωσῐ́θρη Gōsíthrē
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• → Latin: Gōsithrēs

Further reading

• Γωσίθρης in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)