διετήσιος

See also: διετής

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From δια- (dia-, “through”) +‎ ἔτος (étos, “year”). Not to be confused with διετής (dietḗs, “lasting two years”).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /di.e.tɛ̌ː.si.os/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /di.eˈte̝.si.os/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ði.eˈti.si.os/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ði.eˈti.si.os/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ði.eˈti.si.os/

Adjective

δῐετήσῐος • (dĭetḗsĭos) m or f (neuter δῐετήσῐον); second declension

year-round, lasting through the year
- 460 BCE – 395 BCE, Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War 2.38.1:
  ἀγῶσι μέν γε καὶ θυσίαις διετησίοις νομίζοντες
  agôsi mén ge kaì thusíais dietēsíois nomízontes
  customarily holding competitions - as well as religious festivals - year-round
- c. 100 BCE – 1 BCE, Inschriften von Priene 100:
  το[ὺς δὲ διετησί]ους ἄ̣[ρχοντας] εἰς τὴν α[ὑτοῦ] / [οἰκίαν ἐκάλεσε πάντας]
  to[ùs dè dietēsí]ous ạ́[rkhontas] eis tḕn a[hutoû] / [oikían ekálese pántas]
  [He called] the[m all] to his o[wn house], [the year-rou]nd a[rchontes]

Declension

Second declension of δῐετήσῐος; δῐετήσῐον (Attic)

Number	Singular		Dual		Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	δῐετήσῐος dĭetḗsĭos	δῐετήσῐον dĭetḗsĭon	δῐετησῐ́ω dĭetēsĭ́ō	δῐετησῐ́ω dĭetēsĭ́ō	δῐετήσῐοι dĭetḗsĭoi	δῐετήσῐᾰ dĭetḗsĭă
Genitive	δῐετησῐ́ου dĭetēsĭ́ou	δῐετησῐ́ου dĭetēsĭ́ou	δῐετησῐ́οιν dĭetēsĭ́oin	δῐετησῐ́οιν dĭetēsĭ́oin	δῐετησῐ́ων dĭetēsĭ́ōn	δῐετησῐ́ων dĭetēsĭ́ōn
Dative	δῐετησῐ́ῳ dĭetēsĭ́ōi	δῐετησῐ́ῳ dĭetēsĭ́ōi	δῐετησῐ́οιν dĭetēsĭ́oin	δῐετησῐ́οιν dĭetēsĭ́oin	δῐετησῐ́οις dĭetēsĭ́ois	δῐετησῐ́οις dĭetēsĭ́ois
Accusative	δῐετήσῐον dĭetḗsĭon	δῐετήσῐον dĭetḗsĭon	δῐετησῐ́ω dĭetēsĭ́ō	δῐετησῐ́ω dĭetēsĭ́ō	δῐετησῐ́ους dĭetēsĭ́ous	δῐετήσῐᾰ dĭetḗsĭă
Vocative	δῐετήσῐε dĭetḗsĭe	δῐετήσῐον dĭetḗsĭon	δῐετησῐ́ω dĭetēsĭ́ō	δῐετησῐ́ω dĭetēsĭ́ō	δῐετήσῐοι dĭetḗsĭoi	δῐετήσῐᾰ dĭetḗsĭă
Derived forms	Adverb		Comparative		Superlative
Derived forms	δῐετησῐ́ως dĭetēsĭ́ōs		δῐετησῐώτερος dĭetēsĭṓteros		δῐετησῐώτᾰτος dĭetēsĭṓtătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Pronunciation

Adjective

Declension

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