κίνδυνος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

The connection with κίνδαξ (kíndax, “quick, nimble”), ὀνοκίνδιος (onokíndios, “donkey-driver”) is formally attractive. For the semantics, Prellwitz and Vendryes compare Latin sollicitus (“agitated, disturbed”), which is from sollus (“whole, entire”) + cieō (“move, stir, shake”). Attempts at an Indo-European etymology should be given up. The Pre-Greek character is clear in view of the ending -ῡν-.

Pronunciation
 

Noun

κῐ́νδῡνος • (kíndūnos) m (genitive κῐνδῡ́νου); second declension (Epic, Attic, Doric, Koine)

  1. danger, risk, hazard
  2. trial, venture
  3. battle

Declension
Second declension of ὁ κῐ́νδῡνος; τοῦ κῐνδῡ́νου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ κῐ́νδῡνος
ho kíndūnos		 τὼ κῐνδῡ́νω
tṑ kindū́nō		 οἱ κῐ́νδῡνοι
hoi kíndūnoi
Genitive τοῦ κῐνδῡ́νου
toû kindū́nou		 τοῖν κῐνδῡ́νοιν
toîn kindū́noin		 τῶν κῐνδῡ́νων
tôn kindū́nōn
Dative τῷ κῐνδῡ́νῳ / κῐ́νδῡνῐ
tôi kindū́nōi / kíndūni		 τοῖν κῐνδῡ́νοιν
toîn kindū́noin		 τοῖς κῐνδῡ́νοις
toîs kindū́nois
Accusative τὸν κῐ́νδῡνον
tòn kíndūnon		 τὼ κῐνδῡ́νω
tṑ kindū́nō		 τοὺς κῐνδῡ́νους
toùs kindū́nous
Vocative κῐ́νδῡνε
kíndūne		 κῐνδῡ́νω
kindū́nō		 κῐ́νδῡνοι
kíndūnoi
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms
  • ἀκῐ́νδῡνος (akíndūnos)
  • ἐπῐκῐ́νδῡνος (epikíndūnos)
  • κῐνδῡ́νευμᾰ (kindū́neuma)
  • κῐνδῡνευτής (kindūneutḗs)
  • κῐνδῡνευτῐκός (kindūneutikós)
  • κῐνδῡνεύω (kindūneúō)
  • κῐνδῡνώδης (kindūnṓdēs)
  • ῥῑψοκῐ́νδῡνος (rhīpsokíndūnos)
  • ὑποκῐ́νδῡνος (hupokíndūnos)
  • φῐλοκῐ́νδῡνος (philokíndūnos)

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

Ancient Greek κῐ́νδῡνος (kíndūnos).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈcinðinos/
  • Hyphenation: κίν‧δυ‧νος

Noun

κίνδυνος • (kíndynos) m (plural κίνδυνοι)

  1. danger

Declension
declension of κίνδυνος
case     \     number singular plural
nominative κίνδυνος • κίνδυνοι •
genitive κινδύνου • κινδύνων •
accusative κίνδυνο • κινδύνους •
vocative κίνδυνε • κίνδυνοι •

Derived terms
  • ακίνδυνος (akíndynos, “harmless”)
  • επικίνδυνος (epikíndynos, “dangerous, risky, unsafe”)
  • επικινδυνότητα f (epikindynótita)
  • ριψοκίνδυνος (ripsokíndynos, “dangerous, hazardous, risky”)

Expressions

  • δημόσιος κίνδυνος (dimósios kíndynos)
  • έξοδος κινδύνου f (éxodos kindýnou, “emergency exit”)
  • κώδωνας κινδύνου (kódonas kindýnou)
  • κινδυνεύω (kindynévo, “to be in danger”) and derivatives
  • κινδυνολογώ (kindynologó)

Further reading
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