Πέρσης
Ancient Greek
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿 (p-a-r-s /pārsa/).
Connected by folk etymology to the verb πέρθω (pérthō, “to sack, ravage, destroy (a city); to slay (a person)”), due to the fact that ancient Greek-Persian relationships involved major military conflicts. This etymology is also found in Homer's Odyssey. This is also the explanation proferred for the name of the Titan, being the embodiment of destruction.
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /pér.sɛːs/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ˈper.se̝s/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ˈper.sis/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ˈper.sis/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ˈper.sis/
Proper noun
Πέρσης • (Pérsēs) m (genitive Πέρσου); first declension (Epic, Ionic, Attic, Koine)
- Perses
Declension
First declension of ὁ Πέρσης; τοῦ Πέρσου (Attic)
Case / # | Singular | ||||||||||||
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Nominative | ὁ Πέρσης ho Pérsēs | ||||||||||||
Genitive | τοῦ Πέρσου toû Pérsou | ||||||||||||
Dative | τῷ Πέρσῃ tôi Pérsēi | ||||||||||||
Accusative | τὸν Πέρσην tòn Pérsēn | ||||||||||||
Vocative | Πέρση Pérsē | ||||||||||||
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Noun
Πέρσης • (Pérsēs) m (genitive Πέρσου); first declension (Epic, Ionic, Attic, Koine)
- a Persian
Declension
First declension of ὁ Πέρσης; τοῦ Πέρσου (Attic)
Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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Nominative | ὁ Πέρσης ho Pérsēs | τὼ Πέρσᾱ tṑ Pérsā | οἱ Πέρσαι hoi Pérsai | ||||||||||
Genitive | τοῦ Πέρσου toû Pérsou | τοῖν Πέρσαιν toîn Pérsain | τῶν Περσῶν tôn Persôn | ||||||||||
Dative | τῷ Πέρσῃ tôi Pérsēi | τοῖν Πέρσαιν toîn Pérsain | τοῖς Πέρσαις toîs Pérsais | ||||||||||
Accusative | τὸν Πέρσην tòn Pérsēn | τὼ Πέρσᾱ tṑ Pérsā | τοὺς Πέρσᾱς toùs Pérsās | ||||||||||
Vocative | Πέρσᾰ Pérsa | Πέρσᾱ Pérsā | Πέρσαι Pérsai | ||||||||||
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First declension of ὁ Πέρσης; τοῦ Πέρσεω (Ionic)
Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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Nominative | ὁ Πέρσης ho Pérsēs | τὼ Πέρσᾱ tṑ Pérsā | οἱ Πέρσαι hoi Pérsai | ||||||||||
Genitive | τοῦ Πέρσεω / Πέρσω toû Pérseō / Pérsō | τοῖν Πέρσαιν toîn Pérsain | τῶν Περσέων / Περσῶν tôn Perséōn / Persôn | ||||||||||
Dative | τῷ Πέρσῃ tôi Pérsēi | τοῖν Πέρσαιν toîn Pérsain | τοῖσῐ / τοῖσῐν Πέρσῃσῐ / Πέρσῃσῐν toîsi(n) Pérsēisi(n) | ||||||||||
Accusative | τὸν Πέρσην tòn Pérsēn | τὼ Πέρσᾱ tṑ Pérsā | τοὺς Πέρσᾱς toùs Pérsās | ||||||||||
Vocative | Πέρσᾰ Pérsa | Πέρσᾱ Pérsā | Πέρσαι Pérsai | ||||||||||
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Derived terms
- Περσικός (Persikós)
- Περσική (Persikḗ)
- Περσίς (Persís)
- Περσιστί (Persistí)
Descendants
- Greek: Πέρσης (Pérsis) (plural Πέρσες (Pérses))
- Latin: Perses (plural Persae)
References
- “Πέρσης”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “Πέρσης”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,021
Greek
Noun
Πέρσης • (Pérsis) m (plural Πέρσες, feminine Περσίδα)
- A Persian man
Declension
declension of Πέρσης
case \\ number | singular | plural |
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nominative | Πέρσης • | Πέρσες • |
genitive | Πέρση • | Περσών • |
accusative | Πέρση • | Πέρσες • |
vocative | Πέρση • | Πέρσες • |
Related terms
- see: Περσία