Μῆτις

Ancient Greek

From Proto-Hellenic *mḗtis, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₁tis (“measurement”), from Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- (“to measure”).

Cognate with Old English mǣþ. Apparently an Aeolic or Doric form, as the Attic-Ionic form would have been *Μῆσις (*Mêsis).

Μῆτῐς • (Mêtĭs) f (genitive Μήτῐος or Μήτῐδος); third declension (poetic)

Third declension of Μῆτῐς; Μήτῐος (Epic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	Μῆτῐς Mêtĭs	Μήτῐε Mḗtĭe	Μήτῐες / Μήτηες Mḗtĭes / Mḗtēes
Genitive	Μήτῐος / Μήτηος Mḗtĭos / Mḗtēos	Μητῐ́οιν / Μητῐ́οιῐν Mētĭ́oi(ĭ)n	Μητῐ́ων Mētĭ́ōn
Dative	Μήτῐῐ / Μήτῑ / Μήτηῐ̈ / Μήτει Mḗtĭĭ / Mḗtī / Mḗtēĭ̈ / Mḗtei	Μητῐ́οιν / Μητῐ́οιῐν Mētĭ́oi(ĭ)n	Μητῐ́εσσῐ / Μητῐ́εσσῐν / Μήτεσῐ / Μήτεσῐν / Μήτῐσῐ / Μήτῐσῐν Mētĭ́essĭ(n) / Mḗtesĭ(n) / Mḗtĭsĭ(n)
Accusative	Μῆτῐν Mêtĭn	Μήτῐε Mḗtĭe	Μήτῐᾰς / Μήτηᾰς / Μήτῑς Mḗtĭăs / Mḗtēăs / Mḗtīs
Vocative	Μῆτῐ Mêtĭ	Μήτῐε Mḗtĭe	Μήτῐες / Μήτηες Mḗtĭes / Mḗtēes
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Third declension of Μῆτῐς; Μήτῐδος (Epic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	Μῆτῐς Mêtĭs	Μήτῐδε Mḗtĭde	Μήτῐδες Mḗtĭdes
Genitive	Μήτῐδος Mḗtĭdos	Μητῐ́δοιν / Μητῐ́δοιῐν Mētĭ́doi(ĭ)n	Μητῐ́δων Mētĭ́dōn
Dative	Μήτῐδῐ Mḗtĭdĭ	Μητῐ́δοιν / Μητῐ́δοιῐν Mētĭ́doi(ĭ)n	Μήτῐσῐ / Μήτῐσῐν / Μητῐ́δεσσῐ / Μητῐ́δεσσῐν / Μητῐ́δεσῐ / Μητῐ́δεσῐν Mḗtĭsĭ(n) / Mētĭ́dessĭ(n) / Mētĭ́desĭ(n)
Accusative	Μήτῐδᾰ Mḗtĭdă	Μήτῐδε Mḗtĭde	Μήτῐδᾰς Mḗtĭdăs
Vocative	Μῆτῐς Mêtĭs	Μήτῐδε Mḗtĭde	Μήτῐδες Mḗtĭdes
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution. Nominative singular -ς (-s) arose by reduction of the original cluster *-ds.