Ἄδωνις

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Believed to be from Phoenician 𐤀𐤃𐤍 (ʾdn /⁠adōn⁠/, “lord”), from Proto-Semitic *ʾadan- (“to rule, judge”), and so perhaps cognate to Hebrew אדון (adón, “lord”) and therefore Hebrew אדוני (adonái, “my lords; the Lord, a name of God in Judaism”).

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Ἄδωνῐς • (Ádōnĭs) m (genitive Ἀδώνῐδος); third declension

  1. (Greek mythology) Adonis
  2. a type of fish

Inflection

Third declension of ὁ Ἄδωνῐς; τοῦ Ἀδώνῐδος (Attic)
Case / # Singular
Nominative ὁ Ἄδωνῐς
ho Ádōnĭs
Genitive τοῦ Ἀδώνῐδος
toû Adṓnĭdos
Dative τῷ Ἀδώνῐδῐ
tōî Adṓnĭdĭ
Accusative τὸν Ἄδωνῐν / Ἄδωνῐδα
tòn Ádōnĭn / Ádōnĭda
Vocative Ἄδωνῐ
Ádōnĭ
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.
  • Nominative singular -ς (-s) arose by reduction of the original cluster *-δς (*-ds).

Derived terms

  • Ἀδώνια (Adṓnia)

Descendants

  • Greek: Άδωνις (Ádonis); Αδώνιδας (Adónidas)
  • → Coptic: ⲁⲇⲱⲛⲓⲥ (adōnis)
  • → Latin: Adōnis

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