θοῦρος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Probably from Proto-Hellenic *tʰorwos or *tʰorhos, from the root of θρῴσκω (thrṓiskō, “to leap, spring”) (aorist ἔθορον (éthoron)), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰerh₃- (“to leap, spring”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /tʰûː.ros/ → /ˈθu.ros/ → /ˈθu.ros/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /tʰûː.ros/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈtʰu.ros/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈθu.ros/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈθu.ros/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈθu.ros/

Adjective

θοῦρος • (thoûros) (feminine θοῦρις, neuter θοῦρον); second and third declension

1. rushing, impetuous

Declension

Second and third declension of θοῦρος; θοῦρις; θοῦρον (Attic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		θοῦρος thoûros	θοῦρις thoûris	θοῦρον thoûron		θούρω thoúrō	θούρῐδε thoúride	θούρω thoúrō		θοῦροι thoûroi	θούρῐδες thoúrides	θοῦρᾰ thoûra
Genitive		θούρου thoúrou	θούρῐδος thoúridos	θούρου thoúrou		θούροιν thoúroin	θουρίδοιν thourídoin	θούροιν thoúroin		θούρων thoúrōn	θουρίδων thourídōn	θούρων thoúrōn
Dative		θούρῳ thoúrōi	θούρῐδι thoúridi	θούρῳ thoúrōi		θούροιν thoúroin	θουρίδοιν thourídoin	θούροιν thoúroin		θούροις thoúrois	θούρῐσι / θούρῐσιν thoúrisi(n)	θούροις thoúrois
Accusative		θοῦρον thoûron	θούρῐδα / θοῦριν thoúrida / thoûrin	θοῦρον thoûron		θούρω thoúrō	θούρῐδε thoúride	θούρω thoúrō		θούρους thoúrous	θούρῐδας thoúridas	θοῦρᾰ thoûra
Vocative		θοῦρε thoûre	θοῦρις thoûris	θοῦρον thoûron		θούρω thoúrō	θούρῐδε thoúride	θούρω thoúrō		θοῦροι thoûroi	θούρῐδες thoúrides	θοῦρᾰ thoûra
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		θούρως thoúrōs				θουρότερος thouróteros				θουρότᾰτος thourótatos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Further reading

• “θοῦρος”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• θοῦρος in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• “θοῦρος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • ardent idem, page 38.
  • boisterous idem, page 88.
  • dashing idem, page 196.
  • eager idem, page 258.
  • fiery idem, page 318.
  • furious idem, page 350.
  • hasty idem, page 387.
  • headlong idem, page 391.
  • hot idem, page 407.
  • impetuous idem, page 421.
  • rash idem, page 672.
  • reckless idem, page 679.
  • rushing idem, page 728.