ἀοιδή
Ancient Greek
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Hellenic *awoidā́. By surface analysis, ᾰ̓είδω (ăeídō, “to sing”) + -η (-ē).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /a.oi̯.dɛ̌ː/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /a.yˈde̝/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /a.yˈði/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /a.yˈði/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /a.iˈði/
Noun
ᾰ̓οιδή • (ăoidḗ) f (genitive ᾰ̓οιδῆς); first declension
Declension
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ἡ ᾰ̓οιδή hē ăoidḗ |
τὼ ᾰ̓οιδᾱ́ tṑ ăoidā́ |
αἱ ᾰ̓οιδαί hai ăoidaí | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τῆς ᾰ̓οιδῆς tês ăoidês |
τοῖν ᾰ̓οιδαῖν toîn ăoidaîn |
τῶν ᾰ̓οιδῶν tôn ăoidôn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῇ ᾰ̓οιδῇ tēî ăoidēî |
τοῖν ᾰ̓οιδαῖν toîn ăoidaîn |
ταῖς ᾰ̓οιδαῖς taîs ăoidaîs | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὴν ᾰ̓οιδήν tḕn ăoidḗn |
τὼ ᾰ̓οιδᾱ́ tṑ ăoidā́ |
τᾱ̀ς ᾰ̓οιδᾱ́ς tā̀s ăoidā́s | ||||||||||
| Vocative | ᾰ̓οιδή ăoidḗ |
ᾰ̓οιδᾱ́ ăoidā́ |
ᾰ̓οιδαί ăoidaí | ||||||||||
| Notes: |
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| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ᾰ̓οιδή ăoidḗ |
ᾰ̓οιδᾱ́ ăoidā́ |
ᾰ̓οιδαί ăoidaí | ||||||||||
| Genitive | ᾰ̓οιδῆς ăoidês |
ᾰ̓οιδαῖν / ᾰ̓οιδαῖῐν / ᾰ̓οιδῇῐν ăoidaî(ĭ)n / ăoidēîĭn |
ᾰ̓οιδᾱ́ων / ᾰ̓οιδέ͜ων / ᾰ̓οιδῶν ăoidā́ōn / ăoidé͜ōn / ăoidôn | ||||||||||
| Dative | ᾰ̓οιδῇ ăoidēî |
ᾰ̓οιδαῖν / ᾰ̓οιδαῖῐν / ᾰ̓οιδῇῐν ăoidaî(ĭ)n / ăoidēîĭn |
ᾰ̓οιδῇς / ᾰ̓οιδῇσῐ / ᾰ̓οιδῇσῐν / ᾰ̓οιδαῖς ăoidēîs / ăoidēîsĭ(n) / ăoidaîs | ||||||||||
| Accusative | ᾰ̓οιδήν ăoidḗn |
ᾰ̓οιδᾱ́ ăoidā́ |
ᾰ̓οιδᾱ́ς ăoidā́s | ||||||||||
| Vocative | ᾰ̓οιδή ăoidḗ |
ᾰ̓οιδᾱ́ ăoidā́ |
ᾰ̓οιδαί ăoidaí | ||||||||||
| Notes: |
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Derived terms
- λογᾰοιδῐκός (logăoidĭkós)
Adjective
ᾰ̓οιδή • (ăoidḗ)
- nominative/vocative singular feminine of ᾰ̓οιδός (ăoidós)
Further reading
- “ἀοιδή”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “ἀοιδή”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “ἀοιδή”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
- ἀοιδή in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- ἀοιδή in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
- ἀοιδή in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.