καύσων

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Ultmately from καίω (kaíō, “to kindle, burn”).

Pronunciation
 

Noun

καύσων • (kaúsōn) m (genitive καύσωνος); third declension

  1. burning heat, summer heat, heatwave
  2. sirocco, a hot southern wind

Declension
Third declension of ὁ καύσων; τοῦ καύσωνος (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ καύσων
ho kaúsōn		 τὼ καύσωνε
tṑ kaúsōne		 οἱ καύσωνες
hoi kaúsōnes
Genitive τοῦ καύσωνος
toû kaúsōnos		 τοῖν καυσώνοιν
toîn kausṓnoin		 τῶν καυσώνων
tôn kausṓnōn
Dative τῷ καύσωνῐ
tôi kaúsōni		 τοῖν καυσώνοιν
toîn kausṓnoin		 τοῖς καύσωσῐ / καύσωσῐν
toîs kaúsōsi(n)
Accusative τὸν καύσωνᾰ
tòn kaúsōna		 τὼ καύσωνε
tṑ kaúsōne		 τοὺς καύσωνᾰς
toùs kaúsōnas
Vocative καύσων
kaúsōn		 καύσωνε
kaúsōne		 καύσωνες
kaúsōnes
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants
  • Greek: καύσωνας (káfsonas)

Further reading
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