Γέτης

See also: Γότθος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Of obscure origin. Due to the heavy Scythian influence (evidently Strabo and Pliny went as far as to call them a Scythian tribe), Isidore of Seville thought that the name was a Greek corruption of Scythia, calling the names "not that much different...with one letter changed and one removed."[1][2][3]

Compare with Μασσαγέται (Massagétai) and Θυσσαγέται (Thussagétai).

Pronunciation
 

Noun

Γέτης • (Gétēs) m (genitive Γέτου); first declension

  1. one of the Getae
  2. in Late Antiquity usage, a poetic word for Visigoth

Inflection
First declension of ὁ Γέτης; τοῦ Γέτου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ Γέτης
ho Gétēs		 τὼ Γέτᾱ
tṑ Gétā		 οἱ Γέται
hoi Gétai
Genitive τοῦ Γέτου
toû Gétou		 τοῖν Γέταιν
toîn Gétain		 τῶν Γετῶν
tôn Getôn
Dative τῷ Γέτῃ
tôi Gétēi		 τοῖν Γέταιν
toîn Gétain		 τοῖς Γέταις
toîs Gétais
Accusative τὸν Γέτην
tòn Gétēn		 τὼ Γέτᾱ
tṑ Gétā		 τοὺς Γέτᾱς
toùs Gétās
Vocative Γέτᾰ
Géta		 Γέτᾱ
Gétā		 Γέται
Gétai
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants
  • Greek: Γέτης (Gétis)
    • plural: Γέτες (Gétes)
  • → Latin: Getēs (plural Getae)

References
  • Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,011
  • Celtic Astrology from the Druids to the Middle Ages, p. 45
  1. Johnstone, J., Jamieson, J. (1840). An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language: ... to which is Prefixed, A Dissertation on the Origin of the Scottish Language. United Kingdom: W. Tait.
  2. Conquerors and Chroniclers of Early Medieval Spain. (1999). United Kingdom: Liverpool University Press, p. 15-16
  3. Origin Legends in Early Medieval Western Europe. (2022). Netherlands: Brill, p. 3
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