στρατιώτης

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From an unattested *στρατιάομαι (*stratiáomai) + -της (-tēs). Another analysis (ultimately from the same root) takes the word as a derivative in -ιώτης (-iṓtēs) of στρατός (stratós, “troop, department of the people”).[1]

Pronunciation

 

Noun

στρᾰτῐώτης • (strătĭṓtēs) m (genitive στρᾰτῐώτου); first declension (Attic, Ionic, Koine)

  1. soldier, warrior
  2. mercenary

Declension

First declension of ὁ στρᾰτῐώτης; τοῦ στρᾰτῐώτου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ στρᾰτῐώτης
ho strătĭṓtēs 		τὼ στρᾰτῐώτᾱ
tṑ strătĭṓtā 		οἱ στρᾰτῐῶται
hoi strătĭôtai
Genitive τοῦ στρᾰτῐώτου
toû strătĭṓtou 		τοῖν στρᾰτῐώταιν
toîn strătĭṓtain 		τῶν στρᾰτῐωτῶν
tôn strătĭōtôn
Dative τῷ στρᾰτῐώτῃ
tōî strătĭṓtēi 		τοῖν στρᾰτῐώταιν
toîn strătĭṓtain 		τοῖς στρᾰτῐώταις
toîs strătĭṓtais
Accusative τὸν στρᾰτῐώτην
tòn strătĭṓtēn 		τὼ στρᾰτῐώτᾱ
tṑ strătĭṓtā 		τοὺς στρᾰτῐώτᾱς
toùs strătĭṓtās
Vocative στρᾰτῐῶτᾰ
strătĭôtă 		στρᾰτῐώτᾱ
strătĭṓtā 		στρᾰτῐῶται
strătĭôtai
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.
First declension of ὁ στρᾰτῐώτης; τοῦ στρᾰτῐώτεω (Ionic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ στρᾰτῐώτης
ho strătĭṓtēs 		τὼ στρᾰτῐώτᾱ
tṑ strătĭṓtā 		οἱ στρᾰτῐῶται
hoi strătĭôtai
Genitive τοῦ στρᾰτῐώτεω / στρᾰτῐώτω
toû strătĭṓteō / strătĭṓtō 		τοῖν στρᾰτῐώταιν
toîn strătĭṓtain 		τῶν στρᾰτῐωτέων / στρᾰτῐωτῶν
tôn strătĭōtéōn / strătĭōtôn
Dative τῷ στρᾰτῐώτῃ
tōî strătĭṓtēi 		τοῖν στρᾰτῐώταιν
toîn strătĭṓtain 		τοῖσῐ / τοῖσῐν στρᾰτῐώτῃσῐ / στρᾰτῐώτῃσῐν
toîsĭ(n) strătĭṓtēisĭ(n)
Accusative τὸν στρᾰτῐώτην
tòn strătĭṓtēn 		τὼ στρᾰτῐώτᾱ
tṑ strătĭṓtā 		τοὺς στρᾰτῐώτᾱς
toùs strătĭṓtās
Vocative στρᾰτῐῶτᾰ
strătĭôtă 		στρᾰτῐώτᾱ
strătĭṓtā 		στρᾰτῐῶται
strătĭôtai
Notes:
  • Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Descendants

  • Greek: στρατιώτης (stratiótis)
  • → Aramaic:
  • → English: stratiote
  • → Hebrew: סַרְדְּיוֹט (sardyót)
  • → Parthian:
    • Manichaean: ʿstrtywt (istratiyōt)
  • Translingual: Stratiotes

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “στρατός (> DER > with -ιώτης)”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1411-2

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

Inherited from Ancient Greek στρατιώτης (stratiṓtēs, “soldier”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /stɾaˈtço.tis/
  • Hyphenation: στρα‧τιώ‧της
  • IPA(key): /stɾa.tiˈo.tis/ (dated)
  • Hyphenation: στρα‧τι‧ώ‧της

Noun

στρατιώτης • (stratiótis) m (plural στρατιώτες, feminine στρατιωτίνα)

  1. (military) soldier (member of an army)
  2. (military) private (army rank), the NATO military rank OR-1
  3. (chess) pawn
    Synonym: πιόνι (pióni)

Declension

Declension of στρατιώτης
singular plural
nominative στρατιώτης (stratiótis) στρατιώτες (stratiótes)
genitive στρατιώτη (stratióti) στρατιωτών (stratiotón)
accusative στρατιώτη (stratióti) στρατιώτες (stratiótes)
vocative στρατιώτη (stratióti) στρατιώτες (stratiótes)

Coordinate terms

  • see: Appendix:Greek military ranks

Derived terms

See also

Chess pieces in Greek · πεσσοί (pessoí) (layout · text)
βασιλιάς (vasiliás) βασίλισσα (vasílissa) πύργος (pýrgos) αξιωματικός (axiomatikós), τρελός (trelós) ίππος (íppos) στρατιώτης (stratiótis), πιόνι (pióni)

Further reading

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