Δαμασκός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

    Of Northwest Semitic origin. See Hebrew דַּמֶּשֶׂק (dammeśeq).

    Pronunciation

     

    Proper noun

    Δαμασκός • (Damaskósf (genitive Δαμασκοῦ); second declension

    1. a city in modern Syria; an ancient settlement, the ancient capital of various polities, most notably the Umayyad Caliphate from 661 to 744 CE and Aram-Damascus, existing from the 12th to 8th centuries BCE

    Inflection

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • Armenian: Դամասկոս (Damaskos)
    • English: Damascus
    • French: Damas
    • Greek: Δαμασκός (Damaskós)
    • Latin: Damascus
    • Polish: Damaszek

    References

    Greek

    Etymology

    From Ancient Greek Δαμασκός (Damaskós).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ða.maˈskos/
    • Hyphenation: Δα‧μα‧σκός

    Proper noun

    Δαμασκός • (Damaskósf

    1. Damascus (the capital city of Syria; an ancient settlement, the ancient capital of various polities, most notably the Umayyad Caliphate from 661 to 744 CE and Aram-Damascus, existing from the 12th to 8th centuries BCE)

    Declension

    Declension of Δαμασκός
    singular
    nominative Δαμασκός (Damaskós)
    genitive Δαμασκού (Damaskoú)
    accusative Δαμασκό (Damaskó)
    vocative Δαμασκέ (Damaské)
    Δαμασκό (Damaskó)

    Derived terms

    • Δαμασκηνός m (Damaskinós, male Damascene)
    • Δαμασκηνή f (Damaskiní, female Damascene)
    • δαμασκηνός (damaskinós) (adjective)

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