θνητός

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

θνᾱτός (thnātós) — Doric
θνᾶτος (thnâtos) — Aeolic

Etymology

From θνῄσκω (thnēískō, “to die”) +‎ -τός (-tós, adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /tʰnɛː.tós/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /tʰne̝ˈtos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /θniˈtos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /θniˈtos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /θniˈtos/

Adjective

θνητός • (thnētós) m (feminine θνητή, neuter θνητόν); first/second declension
and θνητός • (thnētós) m or f (neuter θνητόν); second declension

liable to death, mortal
Synonyms: βρότειος (bróteios), βροτός (brotós), μορτός (mortós), φώς (phṓs)

Antonyms: ᾱ̓θᾰ́νᾰτος (āthắnătos), ἄμβροτος (ámbrotos), ἄφθῐτος (áphthĭtos)
(of things) befitting mortals

Declension

First and second declension of θνητός; θνητή; θνητόν (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	θνητός thnētós	θνητή thnētḗ	θνητόν thnētón	θνητώ thnētṓ	θνητᾱ́ thnētā́	θνητώ thnētṓ	θνητοί thnētoí	θνηταί thnētaí	θνητᾰ́ thnētắ
Genitive	θνητοῦ thnētoû	θνητῆς thnētês	θνητοῦ thnētoû	θνητοῖν thnētoîn	θνηταῖν thnētaîn	θνητοῖν thnētoîn	θνητῶν thnētôn	θνητῶν thnētôn	θνητῶν thnētôn
Dative	θνητῷ thnētōî	θνητῇ thnētēî	θνητῷ thnētōî	θνητοῖν thnētoîn	θνηταῖν thnētaîn	θνητοῖν thnētoîn	θνητοῖς thnētoîs	θνηταῖς thnētaîs	θνητοῖς thnētoîs
Accusative	θνητόν thnētón	θνητήν thnētḗn	θνητόν thnētón	θνητώ thnētṓ	θνητᾱ́ thnētā́	θνητώ thnētṓ	θνητούς thnētoús	θνητᾱ́ς thnētā́s	θνητᾰ́ thnētắ
Vocative	θνητέ thnēté	θνητή thnētḗ	θνητόν thnētón	θνητώ thnētṓ	θνητᾱ́ thnētā́	θνητώ thnētṓ	θνητοί thnētoí	θνηταί thnētaí	θνητᾰ́ thnētắ
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	θνητῶς thnētôs			θνητότερος thnētóteros			θνητότᾰτος thnētótătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Second declension of θνητός; θνητόν (Attic)

Number	Singular		Dual		Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	θνητός thnētós	θνητόν thnētón	θνητώ thnētṓ	θνητώ thnētṓ	θνητοί thnētoí	θνητᾰ́ thnētắ
Genitive	θνητοῦ thnētoû	θνητοῦ thnētoû	θνητοῖν thnētoîn	θνητοῖν thnētoîn	θνητῶν thnētôn	θνητῶν thnētôn
Dative	θνητῷ thnētōî	θνητῷ thnētōî	θνητοῖν thnētoîn	θνητοῖν thnētoîn	θνητοῖς thnētoîs	θνητοῖς thnētoîs
Accusative	θνητόν thnētón	θνητόν thnētón	θνητώ thnētṓ	θνητώ thnētṓ	θνητούς thnētoús	θνητᾰ́ thnētắ
Vocative	θνητέ thnēté	θνητόν thnētón	θνητώ thnētṓ	θνητώ thnētṓ	θνητοί thnētoí	θνητᾰ́ thnētắ
Derived forms	Adverb		Comparative		Superlative
Derived forms	θνητῶς thnētôs		θνητότερος thnētóteros		θνητότᾰτος thnētótătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

First and second declension of θνητός; θνητή; θνητόν (Epic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	θνητός thnētós	θνητή thnētḗ	θνητόν thnētón	θνητώ thnētṓ	θνητᾱ́ thnētā́	θνητώ thnētṓ	θνητοί thnētoí	θνηταί thnētaí	θνητᾰ́ thnētắ
Genitive	θνητοῦ / θνητοῖο / θνητόο thnētoû / thnētoîo / thnētóo	θνητῆς thnētês	θνητοῦ / θνητοῖο / θνητόο thnētoû / thnētoîo / thnētóo	θνητοῖν / θνητοῖῐν thnētoî(ĭ)n	θνηταῖν / θνηταῖῐν / θνητῇῐν thnētaî(ĭ)n / thnētēîĭn	θνητοῖν / θνητοῖῐν thnētoî(ĭ)n	θνητῶν thnētôn	θνητᾱ́ων / θνητέ͜ων / θνητῶν thnētā́ōn / thnēté͜ōn / thnētôn	θνητῶν thnētôn
Dative	θνητῷ thnētōî	θνητῇ thnētēî	θνητῷ thnētōî	θνητοῖν / θνητοῖῐν thnētoî(ĭ)n	θνηταῖν / θνηταῖῐν / θνητῇῐν thnētaî(ĭ)n / thnētēîĭn	θνητοῖν / θνητοῖῐν thnētoî(ĭ)n	θνητοῖς / θνητοῖσῐ / θνητοῖσῐν thnētoîs / thnētoîsĭ(n)	θνητῇς / θνητῇσῐ / θνητῇσῐν / θνηταῖς thnētēîs / thnētēîsĭ(n) / thnētaîs	θνητοῖς / θνητοῖσῐ / θνητοῖσῐν thnētoîs / thnētoîsĭ(n)
Accusative	θνητόν thnētón	θνητήν thnētḗn	θνητόν thnētón	θνητώ thnētṓ	θνητᾱ́ thnētā́	θνητώ thnētṓ	θνητούς thnētoús	θνητᾱ́ς thnētā́s	θνητᾰ́ thnētắ
Vocative	θνητέ thnēté	θνητή thnētḗ	θνητόν thnētón	θνητώ thnētṓ	θνητᾱ́ thnētā́	θνητώ thnētṓ	θνητοί thnētoí	θνηταί thnētaí	θνητᾰ́ thnētắ
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	θνητῶς thnētôs			θνητότερος thnētóteros			θνητότᾰτος thnētótătos
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Derived terms

θνητάδιος (thnētádios)
θνητογαμία (thnētogamía)
θνητογενής (thnētogenḗs)
θνητοειδής (thnētoeidḗs)
θνητότης (thnētótēs)
θνητόψυχος (thnētópsukhos)

References

“θνητός”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“θνητός”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
“θνητός”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
θνητός in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
θνητός in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek θνητός (thnētós), from θνῄσκω (thnēískō).

Adjective

θνητός • (thnitós) m (feminine θνητή, neuter θνητό)

mortal

Declension

Declension of θνητός
	singular			plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	θνητός (thnitós)	θνητή (thnití)	θνητό (thnitó)	θνητοί (thnitoí)	θνητές (thnités)	θνητά (thnitá)
genitive	θνητού (thnitoú)	θνητής (thnitís)	θνητού (thnitoú)	θνητών (thnitón)	θνητών (thnitón)	θνητών (thnitón)
accusative	θνητό (thnitó)	θνητή (thnití)	θνητό (thnitó)	θνητούς (thnitoús)	θνητές (thnités)	θνητά (thnitá)
vocative	θνητέ (thnité)	θνητή (thnití)	θνητό (thnitó)	θνητοί (thnitoí)	θνητές (thnités)	θνητά (thnitá)

Derivations:
Comparative: πιο + positive forms (e.g. πιο θνητός, etc.)
Relative superlative: definite article + πιο + positive forms (e.g. ο πιο θνητός, etc.)

Antonyms

αθάνατος (athánatos, “immortal”)

Related terms

αθανασία (athanasía, “immortality”)
θάνατος m (thánatos, “death”)