ἑρμηνευτής

Ancient Greek

Etymology

ἑρμηνεύω (hermēneúō, “to interpret”) +‎ -της (-tēs, agent suffix)

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ἑρμηνευτής • (hermēneutḗs) m (genitive ἑρμηνευτοῦ); first declension

  1. interpreter, translator
    Synonym: ἑρμηνεύς (hermēneús)

Inflection

First declension of ὁ ἑρμηνευτής; τοῦ ἑρμηνευτοῦ (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ ἑρμηνευτής
ho hermēneutḗs 		τὼ ἑρμηνευτᾱ́
tṑ hermēneutā́ 		οἱ ἑρμηνευταί
hoi hermēneutaí
Genitive τοῦ ἑρμηνευτοῦ
toû hermēneutoû 		τοῖν ἑρμηνευταῖν
toîn hermēneutaîn 		τῶν ἑρμηνευτῶν
tôn hermēneutôn
Dative τῷ ἑρμηνευτῇ
tōî hermēneutēî 		τοῖν ἑρμηνευταῖν
toîn hermēneutaîn 		τοῖς ἑρμηνευταῖς
toîs hermēneutaîs
Accusative τὸν ἑρμηνευτήν
tòn hermēneutḗn 		τὼ ἑρμηνευτᾱ́
tṑ hermēneutā́ 		τοὺς ἑρμηνευτᾱ́ς
toùs hermēneutā́s
Vocative ἑρμηνευτᾰ́
hermēneutắ 		ἑρμηνευτᾱ́
hermēneutā́ 		ἑρμηνευταί
hermēneutaí
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

  • Greek: ερμηνευτής (ermineftís)
  • → English: hermeneut

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