-άδης
Ancient Greek
Alternative forms
Etymology
Parallel to -ίδης (-ídēs), presumably masculine -ης (-ēs) appended to adjective -άς (-ás, “of, pertaining to”).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /á.dɛːs/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ˈa.de̝s/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ˈa.ðis/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ˈa.ðis/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ˈa.ðis/
Suffix
-άδης • (-ádēs) m (genitive -άδου); first declension
- Suffix added to a father's name to form a masculine patronymic: son of
Declension
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | -ᾰ́δης -ắdēs |
-ᾰ́δᾱ -ắdā |
-ᾰ́δαι -ắdai | ||||||||||
| Genitive | -ᾰ́δου -ắdou |
-ᾰ́δαιν -ắdain |
-ᾰδῶν -ădôn | ||||||||||
| Dative | -ᾰ́δῃ -ắdēi |
-ᾰ́δαιν -ắdain |
-ᾰ́δαις -ắdais | ||||||||||
| Accusative | -ᾰ́δην -ắdēn |
-ᾰ́δᾱ -ắdā |
-ᾰ́δᾱς -ắdās | ||||||||||
| Vocative | -ᾰ́δη -ắdē |
-ᾰ́δᾱ -ắdā |
-ᾰ́δαι -ắdai | ||||||||||
| Notes: |
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| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | -ᾰ́δης -ắdēs |
-ᾰ́δᾱ -ắdā |
-ᾰ́δαι -ắdai | ||||||||||
| Genitive | -ᾰ́δᾱο / -ᾰ́δε͜ω / -ᾰ́δω -ắdāo / -ắde͜ō / -ắdō |
-ᾰ́δαιν / -ᾰ́δαιῐν / -ᾰ́δῃῐν -ắdai(ĭ)n / -ắdēiĭn |
-ᾰδᾱ́ων / -ᾰδέ͜ων / -ᾰδῶν -ădā́ōn / -ădé͜ōn / -ădôn | ||||||||||
| Dative | -ᾰ́δῃ -ắdēi |
-ᾰ́δαιν / -ᾰ́δαιῐν / -ᾰ́δῃῐν -ắdai(ĭ)n / -ắdēiĭn |
-ᾰ́δῃσῐ / -ᾰ́δῃσῐν / -ᾰ́δῃς / -ᾰ́δαις -ắdēisĭ(n) / -ắdēis / -ắdais | ||||||||||
| Accusative | -ᾰ́δην -ắdēn |
-ᾰ́δᾱ -ắdā |
-ᾰ́δᾱς -ắdās | ||||||||||
| Vocative | -ᾰ́δη -ắdē |
-ᾰ́δᾱ -ắdā |
-ᾰ́δαι -ắdai | ||||||||||
| Notes: |
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| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | -ᾰ́δης -ắdēs |
-ᾰ́δᾱ -ắdā |
-ᾰ́δαι -ắdai | ||||||||||
| Genitive | -ᾰ́δεω / -ᾰ́δω -ắdeō / -ắdō |
-ᾰ́δαιν -ắdain |
-ᾰδέων / -ᾰδῶν -ădéōn / -ădôn | ||||||||||
| Dative | -ᾰ́δῃ -ắdēi |
-ᾰ́δαιν -ắdain |
-ᾰ́δῃσῐ / -ᾰ́δῃσῐν -ắdēisĭ(n) | ||||||||||
| Accusative | -ᾰ́δην -ắdēn |
-ᾰ́δᾱ -ắdā |
-ᾰ́δᾱς -ắdās | ||||||||||
| Vocative | -ᾰ́δη -ắdē |
-ᾰ́δᾱ -ắdā |
-ᾰ́δαι -ắdai | ||||||||||
| Notes: |
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Derived terms
Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -άδης
Further reading
- Smyth, Herbert Weir (1920) “Part III: Formation of Words”, in A Greek grammar for colleges, Cambridge: American Book Company, § 845