ἑταιρικός

Ancient Greek

Etymology 1

From ἑταῖρος (hetaîros, “comrade, companion”) +‎ -ῐκός (-ikós, “-ic”, adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /he.tai̯.ri.kós/ → /e.tɛ.riˈkos/ → /e.te.riˈkos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /he.tai̯.ri.kós/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /(h)e.tɛ.riˈkos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /e.tɛ.riˈkos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /e.te.riˈkos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /e.te.riˈkos/

Adjective

ἑταιρῐκός • (hetairikós) m (feminine ἑταιρῐκή, neuter ἑταιρῐκόν); first/second declension

1. of or befitting a companion
   • 200 BCE – 118 BCE, Polybius, The Histories 16.18.7:

     αὐτὸν δὲ μετᾰ̀ τῆς ἑταιρῐκῆς ῐ̔́ππου καὶ τῶν ῠ̔πᾰσπῐστῶν κᾰτόπῐν ἐπῐστῆναι τοῖς θηρῐ́οις

     autòn dè metà tês hetairikês híppou kaì tôn hupaspistôn katópin epistênai toîs thēríois

   • 36 BCE – 30 BCE, Diodorus Siculus, Historical Library 17.37:

     Ᾰ̓λέξᾰ́νδρος δὲ μετᾰ̀ τῆς ἑταιρῐκῆς ῐ̔́ππου καὶ τῶν ᾰ̓́λλων ᾰ̓ρῐ́στων ῐ̔ππέων ἐποιεῖτο τὸν διωγμόν

     Aléxándros dè metà tês hetairikês híppou kaì tôn állōn arístōn hippéōn epoieîto tòn diōgmón

Inflection

First and second declension of ἑταιρῐκός; ἑταιρῐκή; ἑταιρῐκόν (Attic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ἑταιρῐκός hetairikós	ἑταιρῐκή hetairikḗ	ἑταιρῐκόν hetairikón		ἑταιρῐκώ hetairikṓ	ἑταιρῐκᾱ́ hetairikā́	ἑταιρῐκώ hetairikṓ		ἑταιρῐκοί hetairikoí	ἑταιρῐκαί hetairikaí	ἑταιρῐκᾰ́ hetairiká
Genitive		ἑταιρῐκοῦ hetairikoû	ἑταιρῐκῆς hetairikês	ἑταιρῐκοῦ hetairikoû		ἑταιρῐκοῖν hetairikoîn	ἑταιρῐκαῖν hetairikaîn	ἑταιρῐκοῖν hetairikoîn		ἑταιρῐκῶν hetairikôn	ἑταιρῐκῶν hetairikôn	ἑταιρῐκῶν hetairikôn
Dative		ἑταιρῐκῷ hetairikôi	ἑταιρῐκῇ hetairikêi	ἑταιρῐκῷ hetairikôi		ἑταιρῐκοῖν hetairikoîn	ἑταιρῐκαῖν hetairikaîn	ἑταιρῐκοῖν hetairikoîn		ἑταιρῐκοῖς hetairikoîs	ἑταιρῐκαῖς hetairikaîs	ἑταιρῐκοῖς hetairikoîs
Accusative		ἑταιρῐκόν hetairikón	ἑταιρῐκήν hetairikḗn	ἑταιρῐκόν hetairikón		ἑταιρῐκώ hetairikṓ	ἑταιρῐκᾱ́ hetairikā́	ἑταιρῐκώ hetairikṓ		ἑταιρῐκούς hetairikoús	ἑταιρῐκᾱ́ς hetairikā́s	ἑταιρῐκᾰ́ hetairiká
Vocative		ἑταιρῐκέ hetairiké	ἑταιρῐκή hetairikḗ	ἑταιρῐκόν hetairikón		ἑταιρῐκώ hetairikṓ	ἑταιρῐκᾱ́ hetairikā́	ἑταιρῐκώ hetairikṓ		ἑταιρῐκοί hetairikoí	ἑταιρῐκαί hetairikaí	ἑταιρῐκᾰ́ hetairiká
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		ἑταιρῐκῶς hetairikôs				ἑταιρῐκώτερος hetairikṓteros				ἑταιρῐκώτᾰτος hetairikṓtatos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

• ἑταιρῐκή (hetairikḗ, substantive)
• ἑταιρῐκόν (hetairikón, substantive)

Related terms

• ἑταιρεῖος (hetaireîos)
• ἑταιρεύομαι (hetaireúomai)
• ἑταιρέω (hetairéō)
• ἑταιρότης (hetairótēs)
• ἑταιρῐ́ζω (hetairízō)
• ἑταιρῐ́ς (hetairís)

 

Descendants

• → Latin: hetaericē

Etymology 2

From ἑταίρᾱ (hetaírā, “companion; courtesan”) +‎ -ῐκός (-ikós, “-ic”, adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /he.tai̯.ri.kós/ → /e.tɛ.riˈkos/ → /e.te.riˈkos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /he.tai̯.ri.kós/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /(h)e.tɛ.riˈkos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /e.tɛ.riˈkos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /e.te.riˈkos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /e.te.riˈkos/

Adjective

ἑταιρῐκός • (hetairikós) m (feminine ἑταιρῐκή, neuter ἑταιρῐκόν); first/second declension

1. of or like a companion, meretricious
   • 60 BCE – 7 BCE, Dionysius of Halicarnassus, Commentaries on the Attic Orators: On Lysias 3:

      […]· περῐ̀ γᾰ̀ρ δὴ τῶν ἐπῐστολῐκῶν αὐτοῦ καὶ ἑταιρῐκῶν καὶ τῶν ᾰ̓́λλων, οὓς μετᾰ̀ παιδῐᾶς ἔγρᾰψεν, οὐδὲν δέομαι λέγειν.

      […]; perì gàr dḕ tôn epistolikôn autoû kaì hetairikôn kaì tôn állōn, hoùs metà paidiâs égrapsen, oudèn déomai légein.

Inflection

First and second declension of ἑταιρῐκός; ἑταιρῐκή; ἑταιρῐκόν (Attic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		ἑταιρῐκός hetairikós	ἑταιρῐκή hetairikḗ	ἑταιρῐκόν hetairikón		ἑταιρῐκώ hetairikṓ	ἑταιρῐκᾱ́ hetairikā́	ἑταιρῐκώ hetairikṓ		ἑταιρῐκοί hetairikoí	ἑταιρῐκαί hetairikaí	ἑταιρῐκᾰ́ hetairiká
Genitive		ἑταιρῐκοῦ hetairikoû	ἑταιρῐκῆς hetairikês	ἑταιρῐκοῦ hetairikoû		ἑταιρῐκοῖν hetairikoîn	ἑταιρῐκαῖν hetairikaîn	ἑταιρῐκοῖν hetairikoîn		ἑταιρῐκῶν hetairikôn	ἑταιρῐκῶν hetairikôn	ἑταιρῐκῶν hetairikôn
Dative		ἑταιρῐκῷ hetairikôi	ἑταιρῐκῇ hetairikêi	ἑταιρῐκῷ hetairikôi		ἑταιρῐκοῖν hetairikoîn	ἑταιρῐκαῖν hetairikaîn	ἑταιρῐκοῖν hetairikoîn		ἑταιρῐκοῖς hetairikoîs	ἑταιρῐκαῖς hetairikaîs	ἑταιρῐκοῖς hetairikoîs
Accusative		ἑταιρῐκόν hetairikón	ἑταιρῐκήν hetairikḗn	ἑταιρῐκόν hetairikón		ἑταιρῐκώ hetairikṓ	ἑταιρῐκᾱ́ hetairikā́	ἑταιρῐκώ hetairikṓ		ἑταιρῐκούς hetairikoús	ἑταιρῐκᾱ́ς hetairikā́s	ἑταιρῐκᾰ́ hetairiká
Vocative		ἑταιρῐκέ hetairiké	ἑταιρῐκή hetairikḗ	ἑταιρῐκόν hetairikón		ἑταιρῐκώ hetairikṓ	ἑταιρῐκᾱ́ hetairikā́	ἑταιρῐκώ hetairikṓ		ἑταιρῐκοί hetairikoí	ἑταιρῐκαί hetairikaí	ἑταιρῐκᾰ́ hetairiká
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		ἑταιρῐκῶς hetairikôs				ἑταιρῐκώτερος hetairikṓteros				ἑταιρῐκώτᾰτος hetairikṓtatos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

• ἑταιρῐκόν (hetairikón, substantive)

References

• “ἑταιρικός”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press