Κάστωρ in Ancient Greek

IPA: /kás.tɔːr/, /ˈkas.tor/, /ˈkas.tor/, /kás.tɔːr/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈkas.tor/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈkas.tor/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈkas.tor/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈkas.tor/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan) [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From κάστωρ (kástōr, “beaver”). Head templates: {{grc-proper noun|Κᾰ́στορος|m|third|head=Κᾰ́στωρ}} Κᾰ́στωρ • (Kástōr) m (genitive Κᾰ́στορος); third declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|Κᾰ́στωρ|Κᾰ́στορος|form=sing}} Forms: Κᾰ́στωρ [canonical], Kástōr [romanization], Κᾰ́στορος [genitive], Attic declension-3 [table-tags], ὁ Κᾰ́στωρ [nominative, singular], τοῦ Κᾰ́στορος [genitive, singular], τῷ Κᾰ́στορῐ [dative, singular], τὸν Κᾰ́στορᾰ [accusative, singular], Κᾰ́στορ [singular, vocative]

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"Κάστωρ" meaning in Ancient Greek

Proper name