χαρίεις

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

χᾰρῐ́ϝεις (khărĭ́weis) — Epic, likely form
χαρίϝεττα (kharíwetta) — Boeotian

Etymology

From χᾰ́ρῐς (khắrĭs, “grace”) +‎ -εις (-eis, “ful”).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /kʰa.rí.eːs/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /kʰaˈri.is/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /xaˈri.is/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /xaˈri.is/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /xaˈri.is/

Adjective

χᾰρῐ́εις • (khărĭ́eis) m (feminine χᾰρῐ́εσσᾰ, neuter χᾰρῐ́εν); first/third declension

graceful, beautiful, elegant
- 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 5.899:
  τὸν δ’ Ἥβη λοῦσεν, χαρίεντα δὲ εἵματα ἕσσε
  tòn d’ Hḗbē loûsen, kharíenta dè heímata hésse
  And Hebe bathed him, and clad him in beautiful raiment.
cultured, refined
- 425 BCE, Aristophanes, Lysistrata 1226:
  ἦ καὶ χαρίεντες ἦσαν οἱ Λακωνικοί
  ê kaì kharíentes êsan hoi Lakōnikoí
  And what cultured fellows the Spartans are!

Inflection

First and third declension of χᾰρῐ́εις; χᾰρῐ́εσσᾰ; χᾰρῐ́εν (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	χᾰρῐ́εις khărĭ́eis	χᾰρῐ́εσσᾰ khărĭ́essă	χᾰρῐ́εν khărĭ́en	χᾰρῐ́εντε khărĭ́ente	χᾰρῐέσσᾱ khărĭéssā	χᾰρῐ́εντε khărĭ́ente	χᾰρῐ́εντες khărĭ́entes	χᾰρῐ́εσσαι khărĭ́essai	χᾰρῐ́εντᾰ khărĭ́entă
Genitive	χᾰρῐ́εντος khărĭ́entos	χᾰρῐέσσης khărĭéssēs	χᾰρῐ́εντος khărĭ́entos	χᾰρῐέντοιν khărĭéntoin	χᾰρῐέσσαιν khărĭéssain	χᾰρῐέντοιν khărĭéntoin	χᾰρῐέντων khărĭéntōn	χᾰρῐεσσῶν khărĭessôn	χᾰρῐέντων khărĭéntōn
Dative	χᾰρῐ́εντῐ khărĭ́entĭ	χᾰρῐέσσῃ khărĭéssēi	χᾰρῐ́εντῐ khărĭ́entĭ	χᾰρῐέντοιν khărĭéntoin	χᾰρῐέσσαιν khărĭéssain	χᾰρῐέντοιν khărĭéntoin	χᾰρῐ́εισῐ / χᾰρῐ́εισῐν khărĭ́eisĭ(n)	χᾰρῐέσσαις khărĭéssais	χᾰρῐ́εισῐ / χᾰρῐ́εισῐν khărĭ́eisĭ(n)
Accusative	χᾰρῐ́εντᾰ khărĭ́entă	χᾰρῐ́εσσᾰν khărĭ́essăn	χᾰρῐ́εν khărĭ́en	χᾰρῐ́εντε khărĭ́ente	χᾰρῐέσσᾱ khărĭéssā	χᾰρῐ́εντε khărĭ́ente	χᾰρῐ́εντᾰς khărĭ́entăs	χᾰρῐέσσᾱς khărĭéssās	χᾰρῐ́εντᾰ khărĭ́entă
Vocative	χᾰρῐ́εν khărĭ́en	χᾰρῐ́εσσᾰ khărĭ́essă	χᾰρῐ́εν khărĭ́en	χᾰρῐ́εντε khărĭ́ente	χᾰρῐέσσᾱ khărĭéssā	χᾰρῐ́εντε khărĭ́ente	χᾰρῐ́εντες khărĭ́entes	χᾰρῐ́εσσαι khărĭ́essai	χᾰρῐ́εντᾰ khărĭ́entă
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	χᾰρῐέντως khărĭéntōs			χᾰρῐέστερος khărĭésteros			χᾰρῐέστᾰτος khărĭéstătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

ἐπῐχᾰρῐεντῐ́ζομαι (epĭkhărĭentĭ́zomai)
ἐπῐχᾰρῐεντισμός (epĭkhărĭentismós)
πολῠχᾰρῐ́εις (polŭkhărĭ́eis)
χᾰρῐεντῐ́ζομαι (khărĭentĭ́zomai)
χᾰρῐέντισμᾰ (khărĭéntismă)
χᾰρῐεντισμός (khărĭentismós)
χᾰρῐεντότης (khărĭentótēs)

References

“χαρίεις”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“χαρίεις”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
“χαρίεις”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
χαρίεις in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
χαρίεις in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
“χαρίεις”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
- accomplished idem, page 6.
- agreeable idem, page 19.
- alluring idem, page 25.
- arch idem, page 38.
- attractive idem, page 51.
- bewitching idem, page 77.
- bred idem, page 97.
- captivating idem, page 112.
- charming idem, page 126.
- civil idem, page 133.
- complimentary idem, page 152.
- delightful idem, page 208.
- elegant idem, page 265.
- enchanting idem, page 270.
- engaging idem, page 274.
- enticing idem, page 277.
- exquisite idem, page 296.
- fanciful idem, page 306.
- fascinating idem, page 308.
- fashionable idem, page 308.
- fine idem, page 321.
- gallant idem, page 352.
- graceful idem, page 368.
- mannerly idem, page 512.
- neat idem, page 553.
- nice idem, page 557.
- pleasant idem, page 619.
- polished idem, page 625.
- polite idem, page 625.
- pomantic idem, page 625.
- popular idem, page 626.
- prepossessing idem, page 636.
- pretty idem, page 638.
- racy idem, page 668.
- refined idem, page 684.
- smart idem, page 786.
- spruce idem, page 806.
- stylish idem, page 830.
- subtle idem, page 833.
- sweet idem, page 848.
- tasteful idem, page 856.
- urbane idem, page 939.
- well-bred idem, page 974.
- winning idem, page 982.
- winsome idem, page 982.
- wit idem, page 983.
- witching idem, page 983.
- witty idem, page 986.