τένθης

Ancient Greek

Etymology

According to Bechtel, τόνθων (tónthōn, “spinal meat”) belongs here as well. Instead, Beekes envisages a connection with τένδω (téndō, “to gnaw”), in which case the variation θ/δ points to Pre-Greek origin.

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /tén.tʰɛːs/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈten.tʰe̝s/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈten.θis/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈten.θis/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈten.θis/

Noun

τένθης • (ténthēs) m (genitive τένθτου); first declension

glutton, gourmand
Synonyms: γᾰστρῐ́μᾰργος (găstrĭ́mărgos), κᾰ́βαισος (kắbaisos), φᾰ́γος (phắgos)

Inflection

First declension of ὁ τένθης; τοῦ τένθου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ τένθης ho ténthēs	τὼ τένθᾱ tṑ ténthā	οἱ τένθαι hoi ténthai
Genitive	τοῦ τένθου toû ténthou	τοῖν τένθαιν toîn ténthain	τῶν τενθῶν tôn tenthôn
Dative	τῷ τένθῃ tōî ténthēi	τοῖν τένθαιν toîn ténthain	τοῖς τένθαις toîs ténthais
Accusative	τὸν τένθην tòn ténthēn	τὼ τένθᾱ tṑ ténthā	τοὺς τένθᾱς toùs ténthās
Vocative	τένθη ténthē	τένθᾱ ténthā	τένθαι ténthai
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

λῐχνοτένθης (lĭkhnoténthēs)
τενθείᾱ (tentheíā)
τενθεύω (tentheúō)