δυσμαί

See also: Δυσμαί and δυσμᾷ

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • δυθμαί (duthmaí) — Doric

Pronunciation

 

Noun

δῠσμαί • (dŭsmaí) f (chiefly in the plural)

  1. nominative/vocative plural of δῠσμή (dŭsmḗ, “setting of the sun; sunset; region where the Sun sets; the west, occident”)

Noun

δυσμαί • (dusmaí) f (genitive δῠσμῶν); first declension

  1. the setting of the Sun or other stars
  2. the quarter of sunset; the region where the sun sets; ergo, the west, the occident
    Synonyms: δύσις (dúsis), δύσμα (dúsma)
    Antonym: ἀνατολή (anatolḗ)

Inflection

First declension of αἱ δῠσμαί; τῶν δῠσμῶν (Attic)
Case / # Plural
Nominative αἱ δῠσμαί
hai dŭsmaí
Genitive τῶν δῠσμῶν / δῠσμάων / δῠσμᾶν / δυσμέων
tôn dŭsmôn / dŭsmáōn / dŭsmân / dusméōn
Dative ταῖς δῠσμαῖς
taîs dŭsmaîs
Accusative τᾱ̀ς δῠσμᾱ́ς
tā̀s dŭsmā́s
Vocative δῠσμαί
dŭsmaí
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek δυσμαί (dusmaí).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ðiˈzme/
  • Hyphenation: δυ‧σμαί

Proper noun

δυσμαί • (dysmaí) f pl (in the plural)

  1. west, occident
    Synonym: δύση (dýsi)
    Antonym: ανατολή (anatolí)

Declension

Declension of δυσμαί
plural
nominative δυσμαί (dysmaí)
genitive δυσμών (dysmón)
accusative δυσμάς (dysmás)
vocative δυσμαί (dysmaí)

Further reading

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