Συνετή

See also: συνετή

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Use as a proper noun of σῠνετή (sŭnetḗ, “intelligent, sagacious, wise”, adjective). Compare Σῠνετός (Sŭnetós).

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Σῠνετή • (Sŭnetḗ) f (genitive Σῠνετῆς); first declension

  1. a slave’s female given name, equivalent to French Synétè
    • Palatine Anthology 14.123.7–12:[1]
      πιστοτάτοις δμώεσσιν ἐλευθερίην καὶ ἄποινα, / μισθὸν ὑπηρεσίης, τοῖσδε δίδωμι τάδε· / ὧδε δὲ λαμβανέτωσαν Ὀνήσιμος εἴκοσι πέντε / μνᾶς ἐχέτω· Δᾶος δ’ εἴκοσι μνᾶς ἐχέτω, / πεντήκοντα Σύρος, Συνετὴ δέκα, Τίβιος ὀκτώ· / ἑπτὰ δὲ μνᾶς Συνετῷ παιδὶ δίδωμι Σύρου.
      pistotátois dmṓessin eleutheríēn kaì ápoina, / misthòn hupēresíēs, toîsde dídōmi táde; / hôde dè lambanétōsan Onḗsimos eíkosi pénte / mnâs ekhétō; Dâos d’ eíkosi mnâs ekhétō, / pentḗkonta Súros, Sunetḕ déka, Tíbios oktṓ; / heptà dè mnâs Sunetōî paidì dídōmi Súrou.
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Declension

First declension of ἡ Σῠνετή; τῆς Σῠνετῆς (Attic)
Case / # Singular
Nominative ἡ Σῠνετή
hē Sŭnetḗ
Genitive τῆς Σῠνετῆς
tês Sŭnetês
Dative τῇ Σῠνετῇ
tēî Sŭnetēî
Accusative τὴν Σῠνετήν
tḕn Sŭnetḗn
Vocative Σῠνετή
Sŭnetḗ
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

  • → French: Synétè

Further reading

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