ἀήρ

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• ἠέρος (Homeric)
• ἀβήρ (Doric)
• αὐήρ (Aeolic)
• ἠήρ (Ionic)

Etymology

From *ἀϝήρ, from Proto-Indo-European *awe- (“to blow”), perhaps related to ἄημι (aēmi, “I blow”) or ἀείρω (aeirō, “I lift, raise”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical): IPA: [aːɛː́r]
• (Koine): IPA: [aːˈeːr]
• (Byzantine): IPA: [aˈir]

Noun

ἀήρ (genitive ἀέρος) m, third declension; (āēr)

1. mist
2. air
3. wind
4. space, volume
5. blue or grey (the colour of the sky)

Inflection

Third declension of ἀήρ, ἀέρος

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ ἀήρ	τώ ἀέρε	οἱ ἀέρες
Genitive	τοῦ ἀέρος	τοῖν ἀέροιν	τῶν ἀέρων
Dative	τῷ ἀέρῐ	τοῖν ἀέροιν	τοῖς ἀέρσῐ(ν)
Accusative	τόν ἀέρᾰ	τώ ἀέρε	τούς ἀέρᾰς
Vocative	ἀήρ	ἀέρε	ἀέρες

References

• LSJ
• Bauer lexicon
• Strong’s concordance number: G109