Θερμοπύλαι

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From θερμο- (thermo-, “warm, hot”) +‎ πῠ́λη (pŭ́lē, “gates”).

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Θερμοπῠ́λαι • (Thermopŭ́lai) f pl (genitive Θερμοπῠλῶν); first declension

  1. Thermopylae (a narrow mountain pass in east-central Greece, site of a famous ancient battle)

Inflection

First declension of αἱ Θερμοπῠ́λαι; τῶν Θερμοπῠλῶν (Attic)
Case / # Plural
Nominative αἱ Θερμοπῠ́λαι
hai Thermopŭ́lai
Genitive τῶν Θερμοπῠλῶν
tôn Thermopŭlôn
Dative ταῖς Θερμοπῠ́λαις
taîs Thermopŭ́lais
Accusative τᾱ̀ς Θερμοπῠ́λᾱς
tā̀s Thermopŭ́lās
Vocative Θερμοπῠ́λαι
Thermopŭ́lai
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

  • Greek: Θερμοπύλες (Thermopýles, “Thermopylae”)
  • → English: Hot Gates (calque)
  • → Latin: Thermopylae

References

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