δοτήρ

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From δίδωμι (dídōmi, “I give”) +‎ -τήρ (-tḗr, “-er”). This suffixion uses the zero grade of the verb rather than its full grade, as in δωτήρ (dōtḗr). Formations of this kind follow the usual practice, which is why δοτήρ (dotḗr) is attested more often than δωτήρ (dōtḗr).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /do.tɛ̌ːr/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /doˈte̝r/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ðoˈtir/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ðoˈtir/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ðoˈtir/

Noun

δοτήρ • (dotḗr) m (genitive δοτῆρος); third declension

giver, dispenser

Declension

Third declension of ὁ δοτήρ; τοῦ δοτῆρος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ δοτήρ ho dotḗr	τὼ δοτῆρε tṑ dotêre	οἱ δοτῆρες hoi dotêres
Genitive	τοῦ δοτῆρος toû dotêros	τοῖν δοτήροιν toîn dotḗroin	τῶν δοτήρων tôn dotḗrōn
Dative	τῷ δοτῆρῐ tōî dotêrĭ	τοῖν δοτήροιν toîn dotḗroin	τοῖς δοτῆρσῐ / δοτῆρσῐν toîs dotêrsĭ(n)
Accusative	τὸν δοτῆρᾰ tòn dotêră	τὼ δοτῆρε tṑ dotêre	τοὺς δοτῆρᾰς toùs dotêrăs
Vocative	δοτήρ dotḗr	δοτῆρε dotêre	δοτῆρες dotêres
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

References

“δοτήρ”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press