Δεινοκράτης

Ancient Greek

Etymology

δεινός (deinós, “terrible”) +‎ κρᾰ́τος (krátos, “strength”) +‎ -ης (-ēs)

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /deː.no.krá.tɛːs/ → /ði.noˈkra.tis/ → /ði.noˈkra.tis/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /deː.no.krá.tɛːs/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /di.noˈkra.te̝s/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ði.noˈkra.tis/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ði.noˈkra.tis/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ði.noˈkra.tis/

Proper noun

Δεινοκρᾰ́της • (Deinokrátēs) m (genitive Δεινοκρᾰ́τους); third declension

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Deinocrates

Declension

Third declension of ὁ Δεινοκρᾰ́της; τοῦ Δεινοκρᾰ́τους (contracted, Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Δεινοκρᾰ́της ho Deinokrátēs
Genitive	τοῦ Δεινοκρᾰ́τους toû Deinokrátous
Dative	τῷ Δεινοκρᾰ́τει tôi Deinokrátei
Accusative	τὸν Δεινοκρᾰ́τη tòn Deinokrátē
Vocative	Δεινόκρᾰτες Deinókrates
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• → French: Deinokratès
• → Latin: Deinocratēs

Further reading

• Δεινοκράτης in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)