ἀμφιθέατρον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἀμφί (amphí, “on both sides”) +‎ θέᾱτρον (théātron, “theatre”).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ᾰ̓μφῐθέᾱτρον • (ămphĭthéātron) n (genitive ᾰ̓μφῐθέᾱτρου); second declension

  1. amphitheatre, a double theatre

Inflection

Second declension of τὸ ᾰ̓μφιθέᾱτρον; τοῦ ᾰ̓μφιθεᾱ́τρου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative τὸ ᾰ̓μφιθέᾱτρον
tò ămphithéātron 		τὼ ᾰ̓μφιθεᾱ́τρω
tṑ ămphitheā́trō 		τᾰ̀ ᾰ̓μφιθέᾱτρᾰ
tằ ămphithéātră
Genitive τοῦ ᾰ̓μφιθεᾱ́τρου
toû ămphitheā́trou 		τοῖν ᾰ̓μφιθεᾱ́τροιν
toîn ămphitheā́troin 		τῶν ᾰ̓μφιθεᾱ́τρων
tôn ămphitheā́trōn
Dative τῷ ᾰ̓μφιθεᾱ́τρῳ
tōî ămphitheā́trōi 		τοῖν ᾰ̓μφιθεᾱ́τροιν
toîn ămphitheā́troin 		τοῖς ᾰ̓μφιθεᾱ́τροις
toîs ămphitheā́trois
Accusative τὸ ᾰ̓μφιθέᾱτρον
tò ămphithéātron 		τὼ ᾰ̓μφιθεᾱ́τρω
tṑ ămphitheā́trō 		τᾰ̀ ᾰ̓μφιθέᾱτρᾰ
tằ ămphithéātră
Vocative ᾰ̓μφιθέᾱτρον
ămphithéātron 		ᾰ̓μφιθεᾱ́τρω
ămphitheā́trō 		ᾰ̓μφιθέᾱτρᾰ
ămphithéātră
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

  • Latin: amphitheātrum (see there for further descendants)

Further reading

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