Λήθη

See also: λήθη

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From λήθη (lḗthē, “a forgetting, forgetfulness”) from Ancient Greek λήθω (lḗthō, “to forget”), from Proto-Indo-European *leh₂- (“to hide”) (from which English lethargy (“sluggishness”)).

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Λήθη • (Lḗthē) f (genitive Λήθης); first declension

  1. the river Lethe
  2. Lethe, a naiad nymph in Greek mythology

Declension

First declension of ἡ Λήθη; τῆς Λήθης (Attic)
Case / # Singular
Nominative ἡ Λήθη
hē Lḗthē
Genitive τῆς Λήθης
tês Lḗthēs
Dative τῇ Λήθῃ
tēî Lḗthēi
Accusative τὴν Λήθην
tḕn Lḗthēn
Vocative Λήθη
Lḗthē
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

  • Greek: Λήθη f (Líthi)
  • Latin: Lēthē
  • Russian: Ле́та f (Léta)

Further reading

Greek

Proper noun

Λήθη • (Líthi) f

  1. (Greek mythology) river Lethe

Declension

Declension of Λήθη
singular
nominative Λήθη (Líthi)
genitive Λήθης (Líthis)
accusative Λήθη (Líthi)
vocative Λήθη (Líthi)

Further reading

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