δυνάστης

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From δύναμαι (dúnamai, “be able”) +‎ -στης (-stēs, masculine agentive suffix).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /dy.nás.tɛːs/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /dyˈnas.te̝s/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ðyˈnas.tis/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ðyˈnas.tis/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ðiˈnas.tis/

Noun

δῠνᾰ́στης • (dŭnắstēs) m (genitive δῠνᾰ́στου); first declension

Lord, ruler
1. (Greek mythology) Epithet of Zeus
2. (Greek mythology) Epithet of Poseidon
3. A princeling, a petty ruler
Master
The chief men of a state or place

Declension

First declension of ὁ δῠνᾰ́στης; τοῦ δῠνᾰ́στου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ δῠνᾰ́στης ho dŭnắstēs	τὼ δῠνᾰ́στᾱ tṑ dŭnắstā	οἱ δῠνᾰ́σται hoi dŭnắstai
Genitive	τοῦ δῠνᾰ́στου toû dŭnắstou	τοῖν δῠνᾰ́σταιν toîn dŭnắstain	τῶν δῠνᾰστῶν tôn dŭnăstôn
Dative	τῷ δῠνᾰ́στῃ tōî dŭnắstēi	τοῖν δῠνᾰ́σταιν toîn dŭnắstain	τοῖς δῠνᾰ́σταις toîs dŭnắstais
Accusative	τὸν δῠνᾰ́στην tòn dŭnắstēn	τὼ δῠνᾰ́στᾱ tṑ dŭnắstā	τοὺς δῠνᾰ́στᾱς toùs dŭnắstās
Vocative	δῠνᾰ́στᾰ dŭnắstă	δῠνᾰ́στᾱ dŭnắstā	δῠνᾰ́σται dŭnắstai
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

δυναστεία (dunasteía, “lordship, dominion”)
δυνάστειρα (dunásteira, “lady, mistress”)
δυναστεύματες (dunasteúmates, “natural resources”)
δυναστευτικός (dunasteutikós, “arbitrary”)
δυναστεύω (dunasteúō, “to hold power”)
δυναστικός (dunastikós, “of or pertaining to a lord, arbitrary”)
δύναστις (dúnastis, “lady, mistress”)

Descendants

Greek: δυνάστης (dynástis)
→ Latin: dynastēs
- English: dynast
- French: dynaste
- German: Dynast
- Italian: dinasta
- Portuguese: dinasta
- Spanish: dinasta

Further reading

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

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δυνάστης (dunástēs).

Noun

δυνάστης • (dynástis) m (plural δυνάστες)

oppressing ruler, dynast

Declension

Declension of **δυνάστης**
	singular	plural
nominative	δυνάστης (dynástis)	δυνάστες (dynástes)
genitive	δυνάστη (dynásti)	δυναστών (dynastón)
accusative	δυνάστη (dynásti)	δυνάστες (dynástes)
vocative	δυνάστη (dynásti)	δυνάστες (dynástes)

Related terms

δυναστεία f (dynasteía, “dynasty”)
δυναστευτικός (dynasteftikós, “tyrannical”)
δυναστεύω (dynastévo, “to tyrannize”)
δυναστικός (dynastikós, “dynastic”)
δυνάστρια (dynástria)
καταδυναστεύω (katadynastévo, “to oppress”)