Ἀρήτη

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἀράομαι (aráomai), thus ‘she who is prayed for’.

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Ᾱ̓ρήτη • (Ārḗtē) f (genitive Ᾱ̓ρήτης); first declension

  1. Queen Arete, wife of Alcinous and mother of Nausicaa.

Declension

First declension of ἡ Ᾱ̓ρήτη; τῆς Ᾱ̓ρήτης (Attic)
Case / # Singular
Nominative ἡ Ᾱ̓ρήτη
hē Ārḗtē
Genitive τῆς Ᾱ̓ρήτης
tês Ārḗtēs
Dative τῇ Ᾱ̓ρήτῃ
tēî Ārḗtēi
Accusative τὴν Ᾱ̓ρήτην
tḕn Ārḗtēn
Vocative Ᾱ̓ρήτη
Ārḗtē
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

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