Ἀμαθοῦς

See also: ἀμαθοῦς

Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /a.ma.tʰûːs/ → /a.maˈθus/ → /a.maˈθus/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /a.ma.tʰûːs/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /a.maˈtʰus/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /a.maˈθus/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /a.maˈθus/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /a.maˈθus/

Etymology 1

From ἄμαθος (ámathos, “sand”) +‎ -οῦς (-oûs, “-ful”). See -εις (-eis).

Proper noun

Ᾰ̓μᾰθοῦς • (Amathoûs) f (genitive Ᾰ̓μᾰθοῦντος); third declension

1. Amathus, an ancient city in Cyprus
   • 110 CE – 180 CE, Pausanias Periegeta, Graeciae Descriptio 9.41.2

Inflection

Third declension of ἡ Ᾰ̓μᾰθοῦς; τῆς Ᾰ̓μᾰθοῦντος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ἡ Ᾰ̓μᾰθοῦς hē Amathoûs
Genitive	τῆς Ᾰ̓μᾰθοῦντος tês Amathoûntos
Dative	τῇ Ᾰ̓μᾰθοῦντῐ têi Amathoûnti
Accusative	τὴν Ᾰ̓μᾰθοῦντᾰ tḕn Amathoûnta
Vocative	Ᾰ̓μᾰθοῦν Amathoûn
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

• Ἀμαθούσιος (Amathoúsios)

Descendants

• Greek: Αμαθούς (Amathoús); Αμαθούντα (Amathoúnta)
• Latin: Amathus

References

• Ἀμαθοῦς in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,000

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Alternative forms

• Ἀμαθά (Amathá)

Proper noun

Ᾰ̓μᾰθοῦς • (Amathoûs) f (genitive Ᾰ̓μᾰθοῦντος); third declension

1. Amathus, an ancient city in Palestine
   • 75 CE, Josephus, The Jewish War 1.86

Inflection

Third declension of ἡ Ἀμαθοῦς; τῆς Ἀμαθοῦντος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ἡ Ἀμαθοῦς hē Amathoûs
Genitive	τῆς Ἀμαθοῦντος tês Amathoûntos
Dative	τῇ Ἀμαθοῦντῐ têi Amathoûnti
Accusative	τὴν Ἀμαθοῦντᾰ tḕn Amathoûnta
Vocative	Ἀμαθοῦν Amathoûn
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.