ἀήτης
Ancient Greek
Alternative forms
- ᾰ̓ήτη f (ăḗtē)
- ἀήτᾱ f (aḗtā) — Doric
Etymology
From earlier *ᾰ̓ϝήτᾱς (*ăwḗtās). By surface analysis, ᾰ̓́ημῐ (ắēmĭ, “to breathe, blow”) + -της (-tēs, masculine agent-noun suffix).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /a.ɛ̌ː.tɛːs/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /aˈe̝.te̝s/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /aˈi.tis/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /aˈi.tis/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /aˈi.tis/
Noun
ᾰ̓ήτης • (ăḗtēs) m (genitive ᾰ̓ήτου); second declension
Declension
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ὁ ᾰ̓ήτης ho ăḗtēs |
τὼ ᾰ̓ήτᾱ tṑ ăḗtā |
οἱ ᾰ̓ῆται hoi ăêtai | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τοῦ ᾰ̓ήτου toû ăḗtou |
τοῖν ᾰ̓ήταιν toîn ăḗtain |
τῶν ᾰ̓ητῶν tôn ăētôn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῷ ᾰ̓ήτῃ tōî ăḗtēi |
τοῖν ᾰ̓ήταιν toîn ăḗtain |
τοῖς ᾰ̓ήταις toîs ăḗtais | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὸν ᾰ̓ήτην tòn ăḗtēn |
τὼ ᾰ̓ήτᾱ tṑ ăḗtā |
τοὺς ᾰ̓ήτᾱς toùs ăḗtās | ||||||||||
| Vocative | ᾰ̓ῆτᾰ ăêtă |
ᾰ̓ήτᾱ ăḗtā |
ᾰ̓ῆται ăêtai | ||||||||||
| Notes: |
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| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ᾰ̓ήτης ăḗtēs |
ᾰ̓ήτᾱ ăḗtā |
ᾰ̓ῆται ăêtai | ||||||||||
| Genitive | ᾰ̓ήτᾱο / ᾰ̓ήτε͜ω / ᾰ̓ήτω ăḗtāo / ăḗte͜ō / ăḗtō |
ᾰ̓ήταιν / ᾰ̓ήταιῐν / ᾰ̓ήτῃῐν ăḗtai(ĭ)n / ăḗtēiĭn |
ᾰ̓ητᾱ́ων / ᾰ̓ητέ͜ων / ᾰ̓ητῶν ăētā́ōn / ăēté͜ōn / ăētôn | ||||||||||
| Dative | ᾰ̓ήτῃ ăḗtēi |
ᾰ̓ήταιν / ᾰ̓ήταιῐν / ᾰ̓ήτῃῐν ăḗtai(ĭ)n / ăḗtēiĭn |
ᾰ̓ήτῃσῐ / ᾰ̓ήτῃσῐν / ᾰ̓ήτῃς / ᾰ̓ήταις ăḗtēisĭ(n) / ăḗtēis / ăḗtais | ||||||||||
| Accusative | ᾰ̓ήτην ăḗtēn |
ᾰ̓ήτᾱ ăḗtā |
ᾰ̓ήτᾱς ăḗtās | ||||||||||
| Vocative | ᾰ̓ῆτᾰ ăêtă |
ᾰ̓ήτᾱ ăḗtā |
ᾰ̓ῆται ăêtai | ||||||||||
| Notes: |
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| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ᾱ̔ ᾰ̓ήτᾱ hā ăḗtā |
τὼ ᾰ̓ήτᾱ tṑ ăḗtā |
ταὶ ᾰ̓ῆται taì ăêtai | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τᾶς ᾰ̓ήτᾱς tâs ăḗtās |
τοῖν ᾰ̓ήταιν toîn ăḗtain |
τᾶν ᾰ̓ητᾶν tân ăētân | ||||||||||
| Dative | τᾷ ᾰ̓ήτᾳ tāî ăḗtāi |
τοῖν ᾰ̓ήταιν toîn ăḗtain |
ταῖς ᾰ̓ήταις taîs ăḗtais | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τᾱ̀ν ᾰ̓ήτᾱν tā̀n ăḗtān |
τὼ ᾰ̓ήτᾱ tṑ ăḗtā |
τᾱ̀ς ᾰ̓ήτᾱς tā̀s ăḗtās | ||||||||||
| Vocative | ᾰ̓ήτᾱ ăḗtā |
ᾰ̓ήτᾱ ăḗtā |
ᾰ̓ῆται ăêtai | ||||||||||
| Notes: |
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Further reading
- “ἀήτης”, in Liddell & Scott (1940), A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- ἀήτης in Bailly, Anatole (1935), Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- ἀήτης in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)