Γύγης

Γύγης

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Lydian 𐤨𐤰𐤨𐤠𐤮‎ (kukaś, “grandfather”).[1][2][3]

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ɡy̌ː.ɡɛːs/ → /ˈʝy.ʝis/ → /ˈʝi.ʝis/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ɡy̌ː.ɡɛːs/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈɡy.ɡe̝s/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈʝy.ʝis/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈʝy.ʝis/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈʝi.ʝis/

Proper noun

Γῡ́γης • (Gū́gēs) m (genitive Γῡ́γου); first declension

1. Gyges

Inflection

First declension of ὁ Γῡ́γης; τοῦ Γῡ́γου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Γῡ́γης ho Gū́gēs
Genitive	τοῦ Γῡ́γου toû Gū́gou
Dative	τῷ Γῡ́γῃ tôi Gū́gēi
Accusative	τὸν Γῡ́γην tòn Gū́gēn
Vocative	Γῡ́γη Gū́gē
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

First declension of Γῡ́γης; Γῡ́γᾱο (Epic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	Γῡ́γης Gū́gēs
Genitive	Γῡ́γᾱο / Γῡ́γε͜ω / Γῡ́γω Gū́gāo / Gū́ge͜ō / Gū́gō
Dative	Γῡ́γῃ Gū́gēi
Accusative	Γῡ́γην Gū́gēn
Vocative	Γῡ́γη Gū́gē
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Descendants

• Greek: Γύγης (Gýgis)
• → Latin: Gygēs

References

1. Browne, Gerald M. (2000), “A New Lydian Text”, in Kadmos‎, volume 39, DOI:10.1515/kadm.2000.39.1-2.177, retrieved 13 November 2021, pages 177-178
2. Browne, Gerald M. (2000), “The Tomb of Alyattes?”, in Zeitschrift für Papyrologie und Epigraphik‎, volume 132, retrieved 13 November 2021, page 172
3. Bianconi, Michele (2021) Linguistic and Cultural Interactions between Greece and Anatolia: In Search of the Golden Fleece, Leiden: Brill Publishers, →ISBN, page 119-120

Further reading

• Γύγης in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2023)
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,011