οἰκοδεσπότης

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From οἶκος (oîkos, “household”) +‎ δεσπότης (despótēs, “master, ruler”).

Pronunciation
 

Noun

οἰκοδεσπότης • (oikodespótēs) m (genitive οἰκοδεσπότου); first declension

  1. master or steward of a house
    Synonyms: σταθμοῦχος (stathmoûkhos), στέγαρχος (stégarkhos)
  2. native ruler (opposite to foreign emperor)
  3. (astrology) dominant planet or otherwise owner of a domicile

Inflection
First declension of ὁ οἰκοδεσπότης; τοῦ οἰκοδεσπότου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ οἰκοδεσπότης
ho oikodespótēs		 τὼ οἰκοδεσπότᾱ
tṑ oikodespótā		 οἱ οἰκοδεσπόται
hoi oikodespótai
Genitive τοῦ οἰκοδεσπότου
toû oikodespótou		 τοῖν οἰκοδεσπόταιν
toîn oikodespótain		 τῶν οἰκοδεσποτῶν
tôn oikodespotôn
Dative τῷ οἰκοδεσπότῃ
tôi oikodespótēi		 τοῖν οἰκοδεσπόταιν
toîn oikodespótain		 τοῖς οἰκοδεσπόταις
toîs oikodespótais
Accusative τὸν οἰκοδεσπότην
tòn oikodespótēn		 τὼ οἰκοδεσπότᾱ
tṑ oikodespótā		 τοὺς οἰκοδεσπότᾱς
toùs oikodespótās
Vocative οἰκοδεσπότᾰ
oikodespóta		 οἰκοδεσπότᾱ
oikodespótā		 οἰκοδεσπόται
oikodespótai
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms
  • οἰκοδεσπόζω (oikodespózō)
  • οἰκοδεσποσύνη (oikodesposúnē)
  • οἰκοδεσποτεία (oikodespoteía)
  • οἰκοδεσποτέω (oikodespotéō)
  • οἰκοδεσπότησις (oikodespótēsis)
  • οἰκοδεσποτικός (oikodespotikós)

Descendants
  • → Greek: οικοδεσπότης (oikodespótis)

Further reading
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