ὀλιγαρχία
Ancient Greek
Alternative forms
- ὀλιγαρχίη (oligarkhíē) — Ionic
Etymology
Derived from ὀλιγάρχης (oligárkhēs, “oligarch”) + -ία (-ía, noun-forming suffix).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /o.li.ɡar.kʰí.aː/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /o.li.ɡarˈkʰi.a/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /o.li.ɣarˈçi.a/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /o.li.ɣarˈçi.a/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /o.li.ɣarˈçi.a/
Noun
ὀλιγαρχίᾱ • (oligarkhíā) f (genitive ὀλιγαρχίᾱς); first declension
- (politics) rule of few, oligarchy
- vocative singular of ὀλιγαρχίᾱ (oligarkhíā)
- nominative dual of ὀλιγαρχίᾱ (oligarkhíā)
- accusative dual of ὀλιγαρχίᾱ (oligarkhíā)
- vocative dual of ὀλιγαρχίᾱ (oligarkhíā)
Inflection
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ἡ ὀλιγαρχίᾱ hē oligarkhíā |
τὼ ὀλιγαρχίᾱ tṑ oligarkhíā |
αἱ ὀλιγαρχίαι hai oligarkhíai | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τῆς ὀλιγαρχίᾱς tês oligarkhíās |
τοῖν ὀλιγαρχίαιν toîn oligarkhíain |
τῶν ὀλιγαρχιῶν tôn oligarkhiôn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῇ ὀλιγαρχίᾳ tēî oligarkhíāi |
τοῖν ὀλιγαρχίαιν toîn oligarkhíain |
ταῖς ὀλιγαρχίαις taîs oligarkhíais | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὴν ὀλιγαρχίᾱν tḕn oligarkhíān |
τὼ ὀλιγαρχίᾱ tṑ oligarkhíā |
τᾱ̀ς ὀλιγαρχίᾱς tā̀s oligarkhíās | ||||||||||
| Vocative | ὀλιγαρχίᾱ oligarkhíā |
ὀλιγαρχίᾱ oligarkhíā |
ὀλιγαρχίαι oligarkhíai | ||||||||||
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Related terms
- ὀλιγαρχέω (oligarkhéō)
- ὀλιγάρχης (oligárkhēs)
- ὀλιγαρχικός (oligarkhikós)
Descendants
Descendants
- → Czech: oligarchie
- → Finnish: oligarkia
- → French: oligarchie
- → Turkish: oligarşi
- → German: Oligarchie
- Greek: ολιγαρχία (oligarchía)
- → Georgian: ოლიგარქია (oligarkia)
- → Hebrew: אוֹלִיגַרְכְיָה
- → Irish: olagarcacht
- → Late Latin: oligarchia (see there for further descendants)
- → Russian: олига́рхия (oligárxija)
- → Armenian: օլիգարխիա (ōligarxia)
- → Swedish: oligarki