δειλία

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From δειλός (deilós, “craven”) +‎ -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

δειλῐ́ᾱ • (deilĭ́ā) f (genitive δειλῐ́ᾱς); first declension

  1. (uncountable) cowardice
    Antonyms: ᾰ̓νδρείᾱ (ăndreíā), θρασύτης (thrasútēs)
  2. (uncountable) timidity

Declension

First declension of ἡ δειλῐ́ᾱ; τῆς δειλῐ́ᾱς (Attic)
Case / # Singular
Nominative ἡ δειλῐ́ᾱ
hē deilĭ́ā
Genitive τῆς δειλῐ́ᾱς
tês deilĭ́ās
Dative τῇ δειλῐ́ᾳ
tēî deilĭ́āi
Accusative τὴν δειλῐ́ᾱν
tḕn deilĭ́ān
Vocative δειλῐ́ᾱ
deilĭ́ā
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

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