ἀορτήρ
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From ᾰ̓είρω (ăeírō, “to lift, raise up; to be suspended, hang”) + -τήρ (-tḗr, “-er, -or”, agent noun suffix).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /a.or.tɛ̌ːr/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /a.orˈte̝r/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /a.orˈtir/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /a.orˈtir/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /a.orˈtir/
Noun
ᾰ̓ορτήρ • (ăortḗr) m (genitive ᾰ̓ορτῆρος); third declension
Inflection
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ὁ ᾰ̓ορτήρ ho ăortḗr |
τὼ ᾰ̓ορτῆρε tṑ ăortêre |
οἱ ᾰ̓ορτῆρες hoi ăortêres | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τοῦ ᾰ̓ορτῆρος toû ăortêros |
τοῖν ᾰ̓ορτήροιν toîn ăortḗroin |
τῶν ᾰ̓ορτήρων tôn ăortḗrōn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῷ ᾰ̓ορτῆρῐ tōî ăortêrĭ |
τοῖν ᾰ̓ορτήροιν toîn ăortḗroin |
τοῖς ᾰ̓ορτῆρσῐ / ᾰ̓ορτῆρσῐν toîs ăortêrsĭ(n) | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὸν ᾰ̓ορτῆρᾰ tòn ăortêră |
τὼ ᾰ̓ορτῆρε tṑ ăortêre |
τοὺς ᾰ̓ορτῆρᾰς toùs ăortêrăs | ||||||||||
| Vocative | ᾰ̓ορτήρ ăortḗr |
ᾰ̓ορτῆρε ăortêre |
ᾰ̓ορτῆρες ăortêres | ||||||||||
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Related terms
References
- “ἀορτήρ”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press