δυνάστης

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From δύναμαι (dúnamai, “be able”) +‎ -στης (-stēs, masculine agentive suffix).

Pronunciation
 

Noun

δῠνᾰ́στης • (dunástēs) m (genitive δῠνᾰ́στου); first declension

  1. Lord, ruler
    1. (Greek mythology) Epithet of Zeus
    2. (Greek mythology) Epithet of Poseidon
    3. A princeling, a petty ruler
  2. Master
  3. The chief men of a state or place

Declension
First declension of ὁ δῠνᾰ́στης; τοῦ δῠνᾰ́στου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ δῠνᾰ́στης
ho dunástēs		 τὼ δῠνᾰ́στᾱ
tṑ dunástā		 οἱ δῠνᾰ́σται
hoi dunástai
Genitive τοῦ δῠνᾰ́στου
toû dunástou		 τοῖν δῠνᾰ́σταιν
toîn dunástain		 τῶν δῠνᾰστῶν
tôn dunastôn
Dative τῷ δῠνᾰ́στῃ
tôi dunástēi		 τοῖν δῠνᾰ́σταιν
toîn dunástain		 τοῖς δῠνᾰ́σταις
toîs dunástais
Accusative τὸν δῠνᾰ́στην
tòn dunástēn		 τὼ δῠνᾰ́στᾱ
tṑ dunástā		 τοὺς δῠνᾰ́στᾱς
toùs dunástās
Vocative δῠνᾰ́στᾰ
dunásta		 δῠνᾰ́στᾱ
dunástā		 δῠνᾰ́σται
dunástai
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Greek: δυνάστης (dynástis)
  • → Latin: dynastēs

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δυνάστης (dunástēs).

Noun

δυνάστης • (dynástis) m (plural δυνάστες)

  1. oppressing ruler, dynast

Declension
declension of δυνάστης
case     \     number singular plural
nominative δυνάστης • δυνάστες •
genitive δυνάστη • δυναστών •
accusative δυνάστη • δυνάστες •
vocative δυνάστη • δυνάστες •
  • δυναστεία f (dynasteía, “dynasty”)
  • δυναστευτικός (dynasteftikós, “tyrannical”)
  • δυναστεύω (dynastévo, “to tyrannize”)
  • δυναστικός (dynastikós, “dynastic”)
  • δυνάστρια (dynástria)
  • καταδυναστεύω (katadynastévo, “to oppress”)
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