[B-Greek] Hellenizing a Latinate name (somewhat off-topic)

Ken Penner pennerkm at mcmaster.ca
Thu Apr 8 17:18:07 EDT 2004


Latin second declension -US endings become second declension -OS endings
in Greek: FLACCUS > FLAKKOS.

Ken Penner, M.C.S. (Biblical Languages, Greek Focus), M.A. (Hebrew
Poetry)
Ph.D. (cand.), McMaster University
pennerkm at mcmaster.ca
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> How would the Latinate personal name Desiderius be most 
> properly Hellenized? My best idea with my current state of 
> knowledge would produce DESIDERIOUS.




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