βάσκανος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Connected with βάσκειν (báskein, “to slander”), which is probably from βάζω (bázō, “to speak, say”), but might be related to Latin fascinum (“witchcraft, penis”) in which case both would derive from a European substrate language.

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /bás.ka.nos/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈbas.ka.nos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈβas.ka.nos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈvas.ka.nos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈvas.ka.nos/

Adjective

βάσκᾰνος • (báskanos) m or f (neuter βάσκᾰνον); second declension

slanderous, envious, malignant

Inflection

Second declension of βάσκᾰνος; βάσκᾰνον (Attic)

Number	Singular		Dual		Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	βάσκᾰνος báskanos	βάσκᾰνον báskanon	βασκᾰ́νω baskánō	βασκᾰ́νω baskánō	βάσκᾰνοι báskanoi	βάσκᾰνᾰ báskana
Genitive	βασκᾰ́νου baskánou	βασκᾰ́νου baskánou	βασκᾰ́νοιν baskánoin	βασκᾰ́νοιν baskánoin	βασκᾰ́νων baskánōn	βασκᾰ́νων baskánōn
Dative	βασκᾰ́νῳ baskánōi	βασκᾰ́νῳ baskánōi	βασκᾰ́νοιν baskánoin	βασκᾰ́νοιν baskánoin	βασκᾰ́νοις baskánois	βασκᾰ́νοις baskánois
Accusative	βάσκᾰνον báskanon	βάσκᾰνον báskanon	βασκᾰ́νω baskánō	βασκᾰ́νω baskánō	βασκᾰ́νους baskánous	βάσκᾰνᾰ báskana
Vocative	βάσκᾰνε báskane	βάσκᾰνον báskanon	βασκᾰ́νω baskánō	βασκᾰ́νω baskánō	βάσκᾰνοι báskanoi	βάσκᾰνᾰ báskana
Derived forms	Adverb		Comparative		Superlative
Derived forms	βασκᾰ́νως baskánōs		βασκᾰνώτερος baskanṓteros		βασκᾰνώτᾰτος baskanṓtatos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Noun

βάσκᾰνος • (báskanos) m (genitive βασκᾰ́νου); second declension

slanderer, tale-bearer
sorcerer

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ βάσκᾰνος; τοῦ βασκᾰ́νου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ βάσκᾰνος ho báskanos	τὼ βασκᾰ́νω tṑ baskánō	οἱ βάσκᾰνοι hoi báskanoi
Genitive	τοῦ βασκᾰ́νου toû baskánou	τοῖν βασκᾰ́νοιν toîn baskánoin	τῶν βασκᾰ́νων tôn baskánōn
Dative	τῷ βασκᾰ́νῳ tôi baskánōi	τοῖν βασκᾰ́νοιν toîn baskánoin	τοῖς βασκᾰ́νοις toîs baskánois
Accusative	τὸν βάσκᾰνον tòn báskanon	τὼ βασκᾰ́νω tṑ baskánō	τοὺς βασκᾰ́νους toùs baskánous
Vocative	βάσκᾰνε báskane	βασκᾰ́νω baskánō	βάσκᾰνοι báskanoi
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

βάσκανος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Pronunciation

Adjective

Inflection

Noun

Inflection

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