Αἰήτης

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms
  • Αἰᾱ́τᾱς (Aiā́tās) — Doric

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *Aiwā́tās, compare Mycenaean Greek 𐁁𐀷𐀲 (ai-wa-ta). Connected with ἀετός (aetós).[1]

Pronunciation
 

Proper noun

Αἰήτης • (Aiḗtēs) m (genitive Αἰήτου); first declension

  1. Aeetes

Inflection
First declension of ὁ Αἰήτης; τοῦ Αἰήτου (Attic)
Case / # Singular
Nominative ὁ Αἰήτης
ho Aiḗtēs
Genitive τοῦ Αἰήτου
toû Aiḗtou
Dative τῷ Αἰήτῃ
tôi Aiḗtēi
Accusative τὸν Αἰήτην
tòn Aiḗtēn
Vocative Αἰῆτᾰ
Aiêta
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.
First declension of Αἰήτης; Αἰήτᾱο (Epic)
Case / # Singular
Nominative Αἰήτης
Aiḗtēs
Genitive Αἰήτᾱο / Αἰήτε͜ω / Αἰήτω
Aiḗtāo / Aiḗte͜ō / Aiḗtō
Dative Αἰήτῃ
Aiḗtēi
Accusative Αἰήτην
Aiḗtēn
Vocative Αἰῆτᾰ
Aiêta
Notes:
  • Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Descendants
  • Greek: Αιήτης (Aiítis)
  • Latin: Aeētēs

References
  • “Αἰήτης”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
  • Αἰήτης in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
  • Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 999
  1. Yarnall, Judith (1994 January 1) Transformations of Circe: The History of an Enchantress‎, University of Illinois Press, →ISBN, retrieved 2015-06-30, page 28
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