"ἰχθυοκένταυρος" meaning in Ancient Greek

See ἰχθυοκένταυρος in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ikʰ.tʰy.o.kén.tau̯.ros/, /ix.θy.oˈcen.ta.βros/, /ix.θi.oˈcen.da.vros/, /ikʰ.tʰy.o.kén.tau̯.ros/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ikʰ.tʰy.oˈken.taw.ros/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ix.θy.oˈcen.ta.βros/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ix.θy.oˈcen.ta.vros/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ix.θi.oˈcen.da.vros/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: From ἰχθύς (ikhthús, “fish”) + κένταυρος (kéntauros, “monsters of double shape”). Etymology templates: {{com|grc|ἰχθύς|κένταυρος|t1=fish|t2=monsters of double shape}} ἰχθύς (ikhthús, “fish”) + κένταυρος (kéntauros, “monsters of double shape”) Head templates: {{grc-noun|ἰχθῠοκένταυρος|ἰχθῠοκενταῦρου|m|second|g2=f}} ἰχθῠοκένταυρος • (ikhthŭokéntauros) m or f (genitive ἰχθῠοκενταῦρου); second declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|ἰχθῠοκένταυρος|ου|form=MF}} Forms: ἰχθῠοκένταυρος [canonical], ikhthŭokéntauros [romanization], ἰχθῠοκενταῦρου [genitive], Attic declension-2 [table-tags], ἰχθῠοκένταυρος [nominative, singular], ἰχθῠοκενταύρω [dual, nominative], ἰχθῠοκένταυροι [nominative, plural], ἰχθῠοκενταύρου [genitive, singular], ἰχθῠοκενταύροιν [dual, genitive], ἰχθῠοκενταύρων [genitive, plural], ἰχθῠοκενταύρῳ [dative, singular], ἰχθῠοκενταύροιν [dative, dual], ἰχθῠοκενταύροις [dative, plural], ἰχθῠοκένταυρον [accusative, singular], ἰχθῠοκενταύρω [accusative, dual], ἰχθῠοκενταύρους [accusative, plural], ἰχθῠοκένταυρε [singular, vocative], ἰχθῠοκενταύρω [dual, vocative], ἰχθῠοκένταυροι [plural, vocative]
  1. half-man and half-fish, merman/mermaid
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