Θέσπις

See also: θέσπις

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From θεός (theós, “god”) and εἶπον (eîpon, “I said”) (aorist active form of λέγω (légō)).

Pronunciation
 

Proper noun

Θέσπῐς • (Théspis) m (genitive Θέσπεως); third declension

  1. Thespis

Inflection
Third declension of ὁ Θέσπῐς; τοῦ Θέσπεως (Attic)
Case / # Singular
Nominative ὁ Θέσπῐς
ho Théspis
Genitive τοῦ Θέσπεως
toû Théspeōs
Dative τῷ Θέσπει
tôi Théspei
Accusative τὸν Θέσπῐν
tòn Théspin
Vocative Θέσπῐ
Théspi
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants
  • Greek: Θέσπις (Théspis), Θέσπης (Théspis)
  • Latin: Thespis
  • Turkish: Thespis

References
  • Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,027
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