χαρίεις

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • χᾰρῐ́ϝεις (kharíweis) Epic, likely form
  • χαρίϝεττα (kharíwetta) Boeotian

Etymology

From χᾰ́ρῐς (kháris, grace) + -εις (-eis, ful).

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

χᾰρῐ́εις • (kharíeis) m (feminine χᾰρῐ́εσσᾰ, neuter χᾰρῐ́εν); first/third declension

  1. graceful, beautiful, elegant
    • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 5.899:
      τὸν δ’ Ἥβη λοῦσεν, χαρίεντα δὲ εἵματα ἕσσε
      tòn d’ Hḗbē loûsen, kharíenta dè heímata hésse
      And Hebe bathed him, and clad him in beautiful raiment.
  2. cultured, refined
    • 425 BCE, Aristophanes, Lysistrata 1226:
      ἦ καὶ χαρίεντες ἦσαν οἱ Λακωνικοί
      ê kaì kharíentes êsan hoi Lakōnikoí
      And what cultured fellows the Spartans are!

Inflection

Derived terms

  • ἐπῐχᾰρῐεντῐ́ζομαι (epikharientízomai)
  • ἐπῐχᾰρῐεντισμός (epikharientismós)
  • πολῠχᾰρῐ́εις (polukharíeis)
  • χᾰρῐεντῐ́ζομαι (kharientízomai)
  • χᾰρῐέντισμᾰ (khariéntisma)
  • χᾰρῐεντισμός (kharientismós)
  • χᾰρῐεντότης (kharientótēs)

References

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