Ἑστία

See also: ἑστία and εστία

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • Ἱστίη (Histíē), Ἑστίη (Hestíē) — Ionic

Etymology

From ἑστῐ́ᾱ (hestĭ́ā, “hearth”).

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Ἑστῐ́ᾱ • (Hestĭ́ā) f (genitive Ἑστῐ́ᾱς); first declension

  1. (Greek mythology) Hestia

Inflection

First declension of ἡ Ἑστῐ́ᾱ; τῆς Ἑστῐ́ᾱς (Attic)
Case / # Singular
Nominative ἡ Ἑστῐ́ᾱ
hē Hestĭ́ā
Genitive τῆς Ἑστῐ́ᾱς
tês Hestĭ́ās
Dative τῇ Ἑστῐ́ᾳ
tēî Hestĭ́āi
Accusative τὴν Ἑστῐ́ᾱν
tḕn Hestĭ́ān
Vocative Ἑστῐ́ᾱ
Hestĭ́ā
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

  • Greek: Εστία (Estía)
  • Latin: Hestia
  • → Russian: Ге́стия (Géstija)
  • Turkish: Hestia

References

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