Ἀδούσιος

Ἀδούσιος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Persian *āδušya- (literally “the pleasant one”), cognate with Avestan 𐬰𐬎𐬱‎ (zuš, “pleasant, elegant”)[1].

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /a.dǒː.si.os/ → /aˈðu.si.os/ → /aˈðu.si.os/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /a.dǒː.si.os/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /aˈdu.si.os/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /aˈðu.si.os/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /aˈðu.si.os/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /aˈðu.si.os/

Proper noun

Ἀδούσῐος • (Adoúsios) m (genitive Ἀδουσῐ́ου); second declension

1. A male given name from Old Persian: Adusius, a Persian satrap of Caria
   • 430 BCE – 354 BCE, Xenophon, Cyropaedia 7.4.1

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ Ἀδούσῐος; τοῦ Ἀδουσῐ́ου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Ἀδούσῐος ho Adoúsios
Genitive	τοῦ Ἀδουσῐ́ου toû Adousíou
Dative	τῷ Ἀδουσῐ́ῳ tôi Adousíōi
Accusative	τὸν Ἀδούσῐον tòn Adoúsion
Vocative	Ἀδούσῐε Adoúsie
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• → Latin: Adūsius

Further reading

• Ἀδούσιος in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2021)

References

1. Hinz, Walther (1975) , “*āδušya-”, in Altiranisches Sprachgut der Nebenüberlieferungen (Göttinger Orientforschungen, Reihe III, Iranica; 3) (in German), Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, page 23