σώτειρα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From σωτήρ (sōtḗr, “savior”) +‎ -ῐᾰ (-ĭă), using the old full-grade-suffix stem *σωτερ- (*sōter-), contrary to the synchronically applied, generalized lengthened grade as found in the genitive σωτῆρος (sōtêros). Metathesis *σώτερϳᾰ (*sṓterjă) → σώτειρᾰ (sṓteiră) then occurred regularly.

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /sɔ̌ː.teː.ra/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈso.ti.ra/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈso.ti.ra/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈso.ti.ra/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈso.ti.ra/

Noun

σώτειρᾰ • (sṓteiră) f (genitive σωτείρᾱς); first declension

savior (female)

Declension

First declension of ἡ σώτειρᾰ; τῆς σωτείρᾱς (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ σώτειρᾰ hē sṓteiră	τὼ σωτείρᾱ tṑ sōteírā	αἱ σώτειραι hai sṓteirai
Genitive	τῆς σωτείρᾱς tês sōteírās	τοῖν σωτείραιν toîn sōteírain	τῶν σωτειρῶν tôn sōteirôn
Dative	τῇ σωτείρᾳ tēî sōteírāi	τοῖν σωτείραιν toîn sōteírain	ταῖς σωτείραις taîs sōteírais
Accusative	τὴν σώτειρᾰν tḕn sṓteirăn	τὼ σωτείρᾱ tṑ sōteírā	τᾱ̀ς σωτείρᾱς tā̀s sōteírās
Vocative	σώτειρᾰ sṓteiră	σωτείρᾱ sōteírā	σώτειραι sṓteirai
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

Greek: σώτειρα (sóteira)

References

“σώτειρα”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek σώτειρα (sṓteira).

Noun

σώτειρα • (sóteira) f (plural σώτειρες, masculine σωτήρας)

female rescuer, saviour (UK), savior (US)

Declension

Declension of **σώτειρα**
	singular	plural
nominative	σώτειρα (sóteira)	σώτειρες (sóteires)
genitive	σώτειρας (sóteiras)	σωτειρών (soteirón)
accusative	σώτειρα (sóteira)	σώτειρες (sóteires)
vocative	σώτειρα (sóteira)	σώτειρες (sóteires)