"Σίσυφος" meaning in Ancient Greek

See Σίσυφος in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /sǐː.sy.pʰos/, /ˈsi.sy.ɸos/, /ˈsi.si.fos/, /sǐː.sy.pʰos/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈsi.sy.pʰos/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈsi.sy.ɸos/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈsi.sy.fos/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈsi.si.fos/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: Of unknown origin. Possibilities include: * A reduplicated form of σοφός (sophós, “wise”). * A derivative of σίσυς (sísus, “a goat's skin”); see σισύρα (sisúra, “cloak of goat's hair”). * A Pre-Greek loan. Etymology templates: {{unk|grc|title=unknown}} unknown, {{der|grc|qsb-grc|-}} Pre-Greek Head templates: {{grc-proper noun|Σῑ́σῠφος|Σῑσῠ́φου|m|second}} Σῑ́σῠφος • (Sī́suphos) m (genitive Σῑσῠ́φου); second declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|Σῑ́σῠφος|ου|form=MS}} Forms: Σῑ́σῠφος [canonical], Sī́suphos [romanization], Σῑσῠ́φου [genitive], Attic declension-2 [table-tags], ὁ Σῑ́σῠφος [nominative, singular], τοῦ Σῑσῠ́φου [genitive, singular], τῷ Σῑσῠ́φῳ [dative, singular], τὸν Σῑ́σῠφον [accusative, singular], Σῑ́σῠφε [singular, vocative]
  1. Sisyphus Wikipedia link: Sisyphus Categories (topical): Mythological figures Derived forms: σῑσῠ́φειος (sīsúpheios) (english: Sisyphean)
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      "text": "→ Latin: Sīsyphus"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsi.sy.ɸos/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈsi.si.fos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sǐː.sy.pʰos/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsi.sy.pʰos/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsi.sy.ɸos/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsi.sy.fos/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsi.si.fos/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
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}
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      "text": "→ Catalan: Sísif"
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            "2": "Sisyphe",
            "bor": "1"
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          "name": "desc"
        }
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      "text": "→ French: Sisyphe"
    },
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      "depth": 2,
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          "args": {
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            "bor": "1"
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          "expansion": "→ German: Sisyphus",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ German: Sisyphus"
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      "depth": 2,
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          "args": {
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          "name": "desc"
        }
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      "text": "→ Italian: Sisifo"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pt",
            "2": "Sísifo",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Portuguese: Sísifo",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Portuguese: Sísifo"
    },
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      "depth": 2,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ro",
            "2": "Sisif",
            "bor": "1"
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        }
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      "text": "→ Romanian: Sisif"
    },
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            "2": "Sìsifu",
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Sicilian: Sìsifu"
    },
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      "depth": 2,
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          "args": {
            "1": "es",
            "2": "Sísifo",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Spanish: Sísifo",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
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    },
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            "2": "Sisifos"
          },
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          "name": "desc"
        }
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        "singular"
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      "ipa": "/sǐː.sy.pʰos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsi.sy.ɸos/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈsi.si.fos/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sǐː.sy.pʰos/",
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsi.sy.pʰos/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsi.sy.ɸos/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsi.sy.fos/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsi.si.fos/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Σίσυφος"
}

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