θέα
Ancient Greek
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Hellenic *tʰáwā, from the root of θεάομαι (theáomai) and θαῦμα (thaûma).[1]
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /tʰé.aː/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ˈtʰe.a/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ˈθe.a/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ˈθe.a/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ˈθe.a/
Noun
θέᾱ • (théā) f (genitive θέᾱς); first declension
Declension
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ἡ θέᾱ hē théā |
τὼ θέᾱ tṑ théā |
αἱ θέαι hai théai | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τῆς θέᾱς tês théās |
τοῖν θέαιν toîn théain |
τῶν θεῶν tôn theôn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῇ θέᾳ tēî théāi |
τοῖν θέαιν toîn théain |
ταῖς θέαις taîs théais | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὴν θέᾱν tḕn théān |
τὼ θέᾱ tṑ théā |
τᾱ̀ς θέᾱς tā̀s théās | ||||||||||
| Vocative | θέᾱ théā |
θέᾱ théā |
θέαι théai | ||||||||||
| Notes: |
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Derived terms
- θεωρός (theōrós)
References
- ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “θέα”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 536
Further reading
- “θέα”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “θέα”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- θέα in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
- contemplation idem, page 166.
- exhibition idem, page 291.
- prospect idem, page 653.
- scene idem, page 738.
- scenery idem, page 738.
- show idem, page 770.
- sight idem, page 774.
- spectacle idem, page 800.
- view idem, page 951.
- vision idem, page 954.
Greek
Noun
θέα • (théa) f (plural θέες)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | θέα (théa) | θέες (thées) |
| genitive | θέας (théas) | — |
| accusative | θέα (théa) | θέες (thées) |
| vocative | θέα (théa) | θέες (thées) |
The plural form is rare and omitted by some dictionaries.
Related terms
- see: θέατρο n (théatro, “theatre”)
See also
- θεά f (theá, “goddess”)