ἱππόδαμος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἵππος (híppos, “horse”) + the root of δαμάζω (damázō)/δαμνάω (damnáō)/δάμνημι (dámnēmi, “to tame”), from Proto-Indo-European *demh₂-.

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /hip.pó.da.mos/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /(h)ipˈpo.da.mos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ipˈpo.ða.mos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ipˈpo.ða.mos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /iˈpo.ða.mos/

Adjective

ἱππόδᾰμος • (hippódămos) m or f (neuter ἱππόδᾰμον); second declension

(Epic, poetic) horse-taming (used as an epithet of the Trojans in general and of several heroes individually)
Homer, Iliad, 24.804
ὣς οἵ γ’ ἀμφίεπον τάφον Ἕκτορος ἱπποδάμοιο.
hṑs hoí g’ amphíepon táphon Héktoros hippodámoio.
Thus they performed the funeral of Hector the tamer of horses.

Declension

Second declension of ἱππόδᾰμος; ἱππόδᾰμον (Epic)

Number	Singular		Dual		Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ἱππόδᾰμος hippódămos	ἱππόδᾰμον hippódămon	ἱπποδᾰ́μω hippodắmō	ἱπποδᾰ́μω hippodắmō	ἱππόδᾰμοι hippódămoi	ἱππόδᾰμᾰ hippódămă
Genitive	ἱπποδᾰ́μου / ἱπποδᾰ́μοιο / ἱπποδᾰ́μοο hippodắmou / hippodắmoio / hippodắmoo	ἱπποδᾰ́μου / ἱπποδᾰ́μοιο / ἱπποδᾰ́μοο hippodắmou / hippodắmoio / hippodắmoo	ἱπποδᾰ́μοιν / ἱπποδᾰ́μοιῐν hippodắmoi(ĭ)n	ἱπποδᾰ́μοιν / ἱπποδᾰ́μοιῐν hippodắmoi(ĭ)n	ἱπποδᾰ́μων hippodắmōn	ἱπποδᾰ́μων hippodắmōn
Dative	ἱπποδᾰ́μῳ hippodắmōi	ἱπποδᾰ́μῳ hippodắmōi	ἱπποδᾰ́μοιν / ἱπποδᾰ́μοιῐν hippodắmoi(ĭ)n	ἱπποδᾰ́μοιν / ἱπποδᾰ́μοιῐν hippodắmoi(ĭ)n	ἱπποδᾰ́μοις / ἱπποδᾰ́μοισῐ / ἱπποδᾰ́μοισῐν hippodắmois / hippodắmoisĭ(n)	ἱπποδᾰ́μοις / ἱπποδᾰ́μοισῐ / ἱπποδᾰ́μοισῐν hippodắmois / hippodắmoisĭ(n)
Accusative	ἱππόδᾰμον hippódămon	ἱππόδᾰμον hippódămon	ἱπποδᾰ́μω hippodắmō	ἱπποδᾰ́μω hippodắmō	ἱπποδᾰ́μους hippodắmous	ἱππόδᾰμᾰ hippódămă
Vocative	ἱππόδᾰμε hippódăme	ἱππόδᾰμον hippódămon	ἱπποδᾰ́μω hippodắmō	ἱπποδᾰ́μω hippodắmō	ἱππόδᾰμοι hippódămoi	ἱππόδᾰμᾰ hippódămă
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.