σιωπή

See also: σιωπῇ

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Probably of non-Indo-European (Pre-Greek substrate) origin, due to the alternating forms σιωπ- and σωπ-. Superficially resembles σιγή (sigḗ, “silence”), but probably not related; Proto-Germanic *swībaną (“to suspend, stop, finish”) is also likely not related.[1]

Pronunciation

 

Noun

σῐωπή • (sĭōpḗ) f (genitive σῐωπῆς); first declension

  1. silence
  2. hush, calm

Inflection

First declension of ἡ σῐωπή; τῆς σῐωπῆς (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ σῐωπή
hē sĭōpḗ 		τὼ σῐωπᾱ́
tṑ sĭōpā́ 		αἱ σῐωπαί
hai sĭōpaí
Genitive τῆς σῐωπῆς
tês sĭōpês 		τοῖν σῐωπαῖν
toîn sĭōpaîn 		τῶν σῐωπῶν
tôn sĭōpôn
Dative τῇ σῐωπῇ
tēî sĭōpēî 		τοῖν σῐωπαῖν
toîn sĭōpaîn 		ταῖς σῐωπαῖς
taîs sĭōpaîs
Accusative τὴν σῐωπήν
tḕn sĭōpḗn 		τὼ σῐωπᾱ́
tṑ sĭōpā́ 		τᾱ̀ς σῐωπᾱ́ς
tā̀s sĭōpā́s
Vocative σῐωπή
sĭōpḗ 		σῐωπᾱ́
sĭōpā́ 		σῐωπαί
sĭōpaí
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “σιωπάω (> DER σιωπή)”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1338

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σιωπή (siōpḗ).

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -i

Noun

σιωπή • (siopí) f (plural σιωπές)

  1. silence, quiet

Declension

Declension of σιωπή
singular plural
nominative σιωπή (siopí) σιωπές (siopés)
genitive σιωπής (siopís) σιωπών (siopón)
accusative σιωπή (siopí) σιωπές (siopés)
vocative σιωπή (siopí) σιωπές (siopés)

Further reading

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