ἕρση

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • ἐέρσα (eérsa) — Doric
  • ἐέρση (eérsē)
  • ἄερσα (áersa) — Cretan

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₁wérs-eh₂ (“humidity”). Close to Sanskrit वर्षा (varṣā, “rain”).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ἕρση • (hérsē) f (genitive ἕρσης); first declension

  1. dew
    Synonym: δρόσος (drósos)
  2. (in the plural) raindrops
  3. young and tender animal
  4. kid born in winter

Inflection

First declension of ἡ ἕρση; τῆς ἕρσης (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ ἕρση
hē hérsē 		τὼ ἕρσᾱ
tṑ hérsā 		αἱ ἕρσαι
hai hérsai
Genitive τῆς ἕρσης
tês hérsēs 		τοῖν ἕρσαιν
toîn hérsain 		τῶν ἑρσῶν
tôn hersôn
Dative τῇ ἕρσῃ
tēî hérsēi 		τοῖν ἕρσαιν
toîn hérsain 		ταῖς ἕρσαις
taîs hérsais
Accusative τὴν ἕρσην
tḕn hérsēn 		τὼ ἕρσᾱ
tṑ hérsā 		τᾱ̀ς ἕρσᾱς
tā̀s hérsās
Vocative ἕρση
hérsē 		ἕρσᾱ
hérsā 		ἕρσαι
hérsai
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

  • ἑρσαῖος (hersaîos)
  • ἑρσήεις (hersḗeis)
  • ἑρσηφορία (hersēphoría)
  • ἑρσοφόρος (hersophóros)
  • ἕρσω (hérsō)
  • ἑρσώδης (hersṓdēs)

Further reading

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