Ταρσός

See also: ταρσός

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

Anatolian name, from Hittite 𒌷𒋻𒊭 (Tarša), possibly from 𒋫𒅈𒆪 (Tarku), a god. The name may have entered Greek through Akkadian 𒆳𒋻𒋛𒋛 (Tarsisi).

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Ταρσός • (Tarsós) f (genitive Ταρσοῦ); second declension

  1. Tarsus, a city in Cilicia.

Inflection

Second declension of ἡ Ταρσός; τῆς Ταρσοῦ (Attic)
Case / # Singular
Nominative ἡ Ταρσός
hē Tarsós
Genitive τῆς Ταρσοῦ
tês Tarsoû
Dative τῇ Ταρσῷ
tēî Tarsōî
Accusative τὴν Ταρσόν
tḕn Tarsón
Vocative Ταρσέ
Tarsé
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Greek: Ταρσός (Tarsós)
  • → Latin: Tarsus
  • → Old Armenian: Տարսոն (Tarson)
  • → Ottoman Turkish: طرسوس (Tarsus)

References

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