γαμήλιος
Ancient Greek
Etymology
Stem γαμ- of γᾰμέω (găméō) / γᾰμῶ (gămô, “marry a wife”) + -ηλο- via *γαμηλός.[1]
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /ɡa.mɛ̌ː.li.os/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ɡaˈme̝.li.os/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ɣaˈmi.li.os/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ɣaˈmi.li.os/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ɣaˈmi.li.os/
Adjective
γᾰμήλῐος • (gămḗlĭos) m or f (neuter γᾰμήλῐον); second declension
- of / for a wedding, bridal, nuptial
- 470 BCE, Aeschylus, The Suppliants Translation: Herbert Weir Smyth @perseus.tufts.edu, verses 804-805:
- ἐλθέτω ἐλθέτω μόρος, πρὸ κοίτας γαμηλίου τυχών.
- elthétō elthétō móros, prò koítas gamēlíou tukhṓn.
- Come death, death be my doom, before the marriage-bed!
- ἐλθέτω ἐλθέτω μόρος, πρὸ κοίτας γαμηλίου τυχών.
Inflection
Also feminine γαμηλία (gamēlía)
| Number | Singular | Dual | Plural | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case/Gender | Masculine / Feminine | Neuter | Masculine / Feminine | Neuter | Masculine / Feminine | Neuter | ||||||||
| Nominative | γᾰμήλῐος gămḗlĭos |
γᾰμήλῐον gămḗlĭon |
γᾰμηλῐ́ω gămēlĭ́ō |
γᾰμηλῐ́ω gămēlĭ́ō |
γᾰμήλῐοι gămḗlĭoi |
γᾰμήλῐᾰ gămḗlĭă | ||||||||
| Genitive | γᾰμηλῐ́ου gămēlĭ́ou |
γᾰμηλῐ́ου gămēlĭ́ou |
γᾰμηλῐ́οιν gămēlĭ́oin |
γᾰμηλῐ́οιν gămēlĭ́oin |
γᾰμηλῐ́ων gămēlĭ́ōn |
γᾰμηλῐ́ων gămēlĭ́ōn | ||||||||
| Dative | γᾰμηλῐ́ῳ gămēlĭ́ōi |
γᾰμηλῐ́ῳ gămēlĭ́ōi |
γᾰμηλῐ́οιν gămēlĭ́oin |
γᾰμηλῐ́οιν gămēlĭ́oin |
γᾰμηλῐ́οις gămēlĭ́ois |
γᾰμηλῐ́οις gămēlĭ́ois | ||||||||
| Accusative | γᾰμήλῐον gămḗlĭon |
γᾰμήλῐον gămḗlĭon |
γᾰμηλῐ́ω gămēlĭ́ō |
γᾰμηλῐ́ω gămēlĭ́ō |
γᾰμηλῐ́ους gămēlĭ́ous |
γᾰμήλῐᾰ gămḗlĭă | ||||||||
| Vocative | γᾰμήλῐε gămḗlĭe |
γᾰμήλῐον gămḗlĭon |
γᾰμηλῐ́ω gămēlĭ́ō |
γᾰμηλῐ́ω gămēlĭ́ō |
γᾰμήλῐοι gămḗlĭoi |
γᾰμήλῐᾰ gămḗlĭă | ||||||||
| Derived forms | Adverb | Comparative | Superlative | |||||||||||
| γᾰμηλῐ́ως gămēlĭ́ōs |
γᾰμηλῐώτερος gămēlĭṓteros |
γᾰμηλῐώτᾰτος gămēlĭṓtătos | ||||||||||||
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Derived terms
- γαμήλευμα n (gamḗleuma)
- γαμηλεύω (gamēleúō)
- Γαμηλιών m (Gamēliṓn, “name of month, fashionable for weddings”)
substantivised:
- γαμηλία (gamēlía) sc. θυσία f (thusía, “sacrifice, offering; feast”) ("wedding feast")
- γαμήλιος (gamḗlios) sc. πλακοῦς m (plakoûs) ("bride cake")
References
- ^ γαμήλιος - Babiniotis, Georgios (2010) Ετυμολογικό λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas [Etymological Dictionary of Modern Greek language] (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre.
Further reading
- “γαμήλιος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “γαμήλιος”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- γαμήλιος in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- γαμήλιος in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)
Greek
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɣaˈmi.li.os/
- Hyphenation: γα‧μή‧λι‧ος
Adjective
γαμήλιος • (gamílios) m (feminine γαμήλια, neuter γαμήλιο)
Declension
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | γαμήλιος (gamílios) | γαμήλια (gamília) | γαμήλιο (gamílio) | γαμήλιοι (gamílioi) | γαμήλιες (gamílies) | γαμήλια (gamília) | |
| genitive | γαμήλιου (gamíliou) | γαμήλιας (gamílias) | γαμήλιου (gamíliou) | γαμήλιων (gamílion) | γαμήλιων (gamílion) | γαμήλιων (gamílion) | |
| accusative | γαμήλιο (gamílio) | γαμήλια (gamília) | γαμήλιο (gamílio) | γαμήλιους (gamílious) | γαμήλιες (gamílies) | γαμήλια (gamília) | |
| vocative | γαμήλιε (gamílie) | γαμήλια (gamília) | γαμήλιο (gamílio) | γαμήλιοι (gamílioi) | γαμήλιες (gamílies) | γαμήλια (gamília) | |