οἰκοδεσπότης

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From οἶκος (oîkos, “household”) +‎ δεσπότης (despótēs, “master, ruler”).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

οἰκοδεσπότης • (oikodespótēs) m (genitive οἰκοδεσπότου); first declension

  1. master or steward of a house
    Synonyms: σταθμοῦχος (stathmoûkhos), στέγαρχος (stégarkhos)
  2. native ruler (opposite to foreign emperor)
  3. (astrology) dominant planet or otherwise owner of a domicile

Inflection

First declension of ὁ οἰκοδεσπότης; τοῦ οἰκοδεσπότου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ οἰκοδεσπότης
ho oikodespótēs 		τὼ οἰκοδεσπότᾱ
tṑ oikodespótā 		οἱ οἰκοδεσπόται
hoi oikodespótai
Genitive τοῦ οἰκοδεσπότου
toû oikodespótou 		τοῖν οἰκοδεσπόταιν
toîn oikodespótain 		τῶν οἰκοδεσποτῶν
tôn oikodespotôn
Dative τῷ οἰκοδεσπότῃ
tōî oikodespótēi 		τοῖν οἰκοδεσπόταιν
toîn oikodespótain 		τοῖς οἰκοδεσπόταις
toîs oikodespótais
Accusative τὸν οἰκοδεσπότην
tòn oikodespótēn 		τὼ οἰκοδεσπότᾱ
tṑ oikodespótā 		τοὺς οἰκοδεσπότᾱς
toùs oikodespótās
Vocative οἰκοδεσπότᾰ
oikodespótă 		οἰκοδεσπότᾱ
oikodespótā 		οἰκοδεσπόται
oikodespótai
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

  • οἰκοδεσπόζω (oikodespózō)
  • οἰκοδεσποσύνη (oikodesposúnē)
  • οἰκοδεσποτεία (oikodespoteía)
  • οἰκοδεσποτέω (oikodespotéō)
  • οἰκοδεσπότησις (oikodespótēsis)
  • οἰκοδεσποτικός (oikodespotikós)

Descendants

  • → Greek: οικοδεσπότης (oikodespótis)

Further reading

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