Ἀδράστεια

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • Ἀδρήστεια (Adrḗsteia) — Ionic

Etymology

ᾰ̓- (ă-) +‎ δρᾱσ- (drās-, “escape”), literally “the inescapable one”.

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Ᾰ̓δρᾱ́στειᾰ • (Ădrā́steiă) f (genitive Ᾰ̓δρᾱστείᾱς); first declension

  1. (Greek mythology) Adrastea; Adrasteia

Inflection

First declension of ἡ Ᾰ̓δρᾱ́στειᾰ; τῆς Ᾰ̓δρᾱστείᾱς (Attic)
Case / # Singular
Nominative ἡ Ᾰ̓δρᾱ́στειᾰ
hē Ădrā́steiă
Genitive τῆς Ᾰ̓δρᾱστείᾱς
tês Ădrāsteíās
Dative τῇ Ᾰ̓δρᾱστείᾳ
tēî Ădrāsteíāi
Accusative τὴν Ᾰ̓δρᾱ́στειᾰν
tḕn Ădrā́steiăn
Vocative Ᾰ̓δρᾱ́στειᾰ
Ădrā́steiă
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

  • Greek: Αδράστεια (Adrásteia)
  • Latin: Adrāstēa, Adrāsteia

Further reading

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