Φράγγος

Ancient Greek

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Noun

Φράγγος • (Phrángos) m (genitive Φράγγου); second declension (Byzantine)

  1. a Frank
    • 550s AD, Procopius, History of the Wars 3.1.1:
      Βανδίλοι δὲ ἀμφὶ τὴν Μαιῶτιν ᾠκημένοι λίμνην, ἐπειδὴ λιμῷ ἐπιέζοντο, ἐς Γερμανούς τε, οἳ νῦν Φράγγοι καλοῦνται, καὶ ποταμὸν Ῥῆνον ἐχώρουν, Ἀλανοὺς ἑταιρισάμενοι, Γοτθικὸν ἔθνος.
      Bandíloi dè amphì tḕn Maiôtin ōikēménoi límnēn, epeidḕ limôi epiézonto, es Germanoús te, hoì nûn Phrángoi kaloûntai, kaì potamòn Rhênon ekhṓroun, Alanoùs hetairisámenoi, Gotthikòn éthnos.
      • 1916 translation by H. B. Dewing
        Now the Vandals dwelling about the Maeotic Lake, since they were pressed by hunger, moved to the country of the Germans, who are now called Franks, and the river Rhine, associating with themselves the Alani, a Gothic people.

Inflection
Second declension of ὁ Φρᾰ́γγος; τοῦ Φρᾰ́γγου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ Φρᾰ́γγος
ho Phrángos		 τὼ Φρᾰ́γγω
tṑ Phrángō		 οἱ Φρᾰ́γγοι
hoi Phrángoi
Genitive τοῦ Φρᾰ́γγου
toû Phrángou		 τοῖν Φρᾰ́γγοιν
toîn Phrángoin		 τῶν Φρᾰ́γγων
tôn Phrángōn
Dative τῷ Φρᾰ́γγῳ
tôi Phrángōi		 τοῖν Φρᾰ́γγοιν
toîn Phrángoin		 τοῖς Φρᾰ́γγοις
toîs Phrángois
Accusative τὸν Φρᾰ́γγον
tòn Phrángon		 τὼ Φρᾰ́γγω
tṑ Phrángō		 τοὺς Φρᾰ́γγους
toùs Phrángous
Vocative Φρᾰ́γγε
Phránge		 Φρᾰ́γγω
Phrángō		 Φρᾰ́γγοι
Phrángoi
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.
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