ἦθος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

    Expanded form of ἔθος (éthos). Cognate with Sanskrit स्वधा (svadhā́, habit, custom).[1]

    Pronunciation

     

    Noun

    ἦθος • (êthosn (genitive ἤθους); third declension

    1. character
    2. custom, habit

    Inflection

    Derived terms

    • ἀήθης (aḗthēs)
    • εὐήθης (euḗthēs)
    • ἠθαλέος (ēthaléos)
    • ἠθάς (ēthás)
    • ἠθεῖος (ētheîos)
    • ἠθικός (ēthikós)
    • ἠθόγραφος (ēthógraphos)
    • ἠθολόγος (ēthológos)
    • ἠθοποιός (ēthopoiós)
    • κακοήθης (kakoḗthēs)
    • καλοήθης (kaloḗthēs)
    • ὁμοήθης (homoḗthēs)
    • πολυήθης (poluḗthēs)
    • συνήθης (sunḗthēs)
    • χειροήθης (kheiroḗthēs)
    • χοροήθης (khoroḗthēs)
    • χρηστοήθης (khrēstoḗthēs)

    Descendants

    • Greek: ήθος (íthos)
    • English: ethos
    • Latin: ēthos

    References

    1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ἦθος”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 511

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