Ἄθρυς

Ancient Greek

Etymology

A theory links this hydronym to Latvian ātrs (“quick, rapid, fast”) and Old High German ātar (“sharp; quick, fast”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /á.tʰrys/ → /ˈa.θrys/ → /ˈa.θris/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /á.tʰrys/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈa.tʰrys/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈa.θrys/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈa.θrys/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈa.θris/

Proper noun

Ἄθρῠς • (Áthrus) m (genitive Ἄθρῠος); third declension

1. river Athrys; Yantra (river), Bulgaria

Inflection

Third declension of ὁ Ᾰ̓́θρῠς; τοῦ Ᾰ̓́θρῠος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Ᾰ̓́θρῠς ho Áthrus
Genitive	τοῦ Ᾰ̓́θρῠος toû Áthruos
Dative	τῷ Ᾰ̓́θρῠῐ̈ / Ᾰ̓́θρυι tôi Áthruï / Áthrui
Accusative	τὸν Ᾰ̓́θρῠν tòn Áthrun
Vocative	Ᾰ̓́θρῠ Áthru
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• → Latin: Athrys

Further reading

• Ἄθρυς in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• Ἄθρυς in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)