φορτηγός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

φόρτος (phórtos, “cargo”) +‎ -ηγός (-ēgós), the suffix either from ἡγέομαι (hēgéomai, “to guide”) or ᾰ̓́γω (ắgō, “to lead, guide”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Which one is it? ἡγέομαι seems more likely.”)

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /pʰor.tɛː.ɡós/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /pʰor.te̝ˈɡos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ɸor.tiˈɣos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /for.tiˈɣos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /for.tiˈɣos/

Noun

φορτηγός • (phortēgós) m (genitive φορτηγοῦ); second declension

one who carries cargo: a carrier, trafficker, merchant

Declension

Second declension of ὁ φορτηγός; τοῦ φορτηγοῦ (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ φορτηγός ho phortēgós	τὼ φορτηγώ tṑ phortēgṓ	οἱ φορτηγοί hoi phortēgoí
Genitive	τοῦ φορτηγοῦ toû phortēgoû	τοῖν φορτηγοῖν toîn phortēgoîn	τῶν φορτηγῶν tôn phortēgôn
Dative	τῷ φορτηγῷ tōî phortēgōî	τοῖν φορτηγοῖν toîn phortēgoîn	τοῖς φορτηγοῖς toîs phortēgoîs
Accusative	τὸν φορτηγόν tòn phortēgón	τὼ φορτηγώ tṑ phortēgṓ	τοὺς φορτηγούς toùs phortēgoús
Vocative	φορτηγέ phortēgé	φορτηγώ phortēgṓ	φορτηγοί phortēgoí
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

Greek: φορτηγός (fortigós)