Κάϋστρος
Ancient Greek
Etymology
Probably a Luwian name. Folk etymology (possibly Strabo) described Cayster as the son of Achilles and Penthesilea, with possible influence from κύκνος (kúknos, “swan”), of which many were found in its valleys.
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /ká.ys.tros/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ˈka.ys.tros/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ˈka.ys.tros/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ˈka.ys.tros/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ˈka.is.tros/
Proper noun
Κάϋστρος • (Káüstros) m (genitive Κᾰΰστρου); second declension
- Cayster river; Küçük Menderes, Turkey
Inflection
Second declension of ὁ Κάϋστρος; τοῦ Καΰστρου (Attic)
Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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Nominative | ὁ Κάϋστρος ho Káüstros | τὼ Καΰστρω tṑ Kaǘstrō | οἱ Κάϋστροι hoi Káüstroi | ||||||||||
Genitive | τοῦ Καΰστρου toû Kaǘstrou | τοῖν Καΰστροιν toîn Kaǘstroin | τῶν Καΰστρων tôn Kaǘstrōn | ||||||||||
Dative | τῷ Καΰστρῳ tôi Kaǘstrōi | τοῖν Καΰστροιν toîn Kaǘstroin | τοῖς Καΰστροις toîs Kaǘstrois | ||||||||||
Accusative | τὸν Κάϋστρον tòn Káüstron | τὼ Καΰστρω tṑ Kaǘstrō | τοὺς Καΰστρους toùs Kaǘstrous | ||||||||||
Vocative | Κάϋστρε Káüstre | Καΰστρω Kaǘstrō | Κάϋστροι Káüstroi | ||||||||||
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Derived terms
- Καΰστριον (Kaǘstrion)
Descendants
- English: Cayster
- Greek: Κάυστρος (Káystros)
- Latin: Cayster
References
- A Companion to the Archaeology of the Ancient Near East, p. 898
- The Amazons: Lives and Legends of Warrior Women across the Ancient World, p. 303
- Man and the Word: The Orations of Himerius, p. 55
Further reading
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,005