Νειλώτης

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Νεῖλος (Neîlos) +‎ -ώτης (-ṓtēs).

Pronunciation
 

Adjective

Νειλώτης • (Neilṓtēs) m (feminine Νειλῶτις, neuter —); first/third declension

  1. in or on the Nile
    • 525 BCE – 455 BCE, Aeschylus, Prometheus Bound 813–815 :
      οὗτός σ’ ὁδώσει τὴν τρίγωνον ἐς χθόνα
      Νειλῶτιν, οὗ δὴ τὴν μακρὰν ἀποικίαν,
      Ἰοῖ, πέπρωται σοί τε καὶ τέκνοις κτίσαι
      hoûtós s’ hodṓsei tḕn trígōnon es khthóna
      Neilôtin, hoû dḕ tḕn makràn apoikían,
      Ioî, péprōtai soí te kaì téknois ktísai
      • 1926 translation by Herbert Weir Smyth
        He will conduct you on your way to the three-angled land of the Nile, where, at last, it is ordained for you, O Io, and for your children to found your far-off colony.

Declension

Only attested in the masculine and feminine.

First declension of ὁ Νειλώτης; τοῦ Νειλώτου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ Νειλώτης
ho Neilṓtēs		 τὼ Νειλώτᾱ
tṑ Neilṓtā		 οἱ Νειλῶται
hoi Neilôtai
Genitive τοῦ Νειλώτου
toû Neilṓtou		 τοῖν Νειλώταιν
toîn Neilṓtain		 τῶν Νειλωτῶν
tôn Neilōtôn
Dative τῷ Νειλώτῃ
tôi Neilṓtēi		 τοῖν Νειλώταιν
toîn Neilṓtain		 τοῖς Νειλώταις
toîs Neilṓtais
Accusative τὸν Νειλώτην
tòn Neilṓtēn		 τὼ Νειλώτᾱ
tṑ Neilṓtā		 τοὺς Νειλώτᾱς
toùs Neilṓtās
Vocative Νειλῶτᾰ
Neilôta		 Νειλώτᾱ
Neilṓtā		 Νειλῶται
Neilôtai
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.
Third declension of ἡ Νειλῶτῐς; τῆς Νειλώτεως (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ Νειλῶτῐς
hē Neilôtis		 τὼ Νειλώτει
tṑ Neilṓtei		 αἱ Νειλώτεις
hai Neilṓteis
Genitive τῆς Νειλώτεως
tês Neilṓteōs		 τοῖν Νειλωτέοιν
toîn Neilōtéoin		 τῶν Νειλώτεων
tôn Neilṓteōn
Dative τῇ Νειλώτει
têi Neilṓtei		 τοῖν Νειλωτέοιν
toîn Neilōtéoin		 ταῖς Νειλώτεσῐ / Νειλώτεσῐν
taîs Neilṓtesi(n)
Accusative τὴν Νειλῶτῐν
tḕn Neilôtin		 τὼ Νειλώτει
tṑ Neilṓtei		 τᾱ̀ς Νειλώτεις
tā̀s Neilṓteis
Vocative Νειλῶτῐ
Neilôti		 Νειλώτει
Neilṓtei		 Νειλώτεις
Neilṓteis
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants
  • →⇒ Latin: Nīlōticus
    • → Catalan: nilòtic
    • → English: Nilotic

Further reading
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