δούλη

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Feminine form of δοῦλος (doûlos, “slave”)

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /dǔː.lɛː/ → /ˈðu.li/ → /ˈðu.li/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /dǔː.lɛː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈdu.le̝/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈðu.li/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈðu.li/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈðu.li/

Noun

δούλη • (doúlē) f (genitive δούλης); first declension

1. female slave

Declension

First declension of ἡ δούλη; τῆς δούλης (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ δούλη hē doúlē	τὼ δούλᾱ tṑ doúlā	αἱ δοῦλαι hai doûlai
Genitive	τῆς δούλης tês doúlēs	τοῖν δούλαιν toîn doúlain	τῶν δουλῶν tôn doulôn
Dative	τῇ δούλῃ têi doúlēi	τοῖν δούλαιν toîn doúlain	ταῖς δούλαις taîs doúlais
Accusative	τὴν δούλην tḕn doúlēn	τὼ δούλᾱ tṑ doúlā	τᾱ̀ς δούλᾱς tā̀s doúlās
Vocative	δούλη doúlē	δούλᾱ doúlā	δοῦλαι doûlai
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Related terms

• δουλεύτρια f (douleútria, “female attendant”)

Adjective

δούλη • (doúlē)

1. feminine nominative/vocative singular of δοῦλος (doûlos)

References

• “δούλη”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Greek

Etymology

The ancient δούλη (doúlē), used in ecclesiastical or formal phrases. Compare to the modern feminine δούλα (doúla) (with standard modern feminine suffix -α)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈðuli/
• Hyphenation: δού‧λη

Noun

δούλη • (doúli) f (plural δούλες, masculine δούλος)

1. (as noun, in ecclesiastic phrases) serving God (literally: slave of God) (female)

   βαπτίζεται η δούλη του Θεού ― vaptízetai i doúli tou Theoú ― the servant of God is baptized

2. (as adjective, in formal phrases) enslaved

   δούλη χώρα ― doúli chóra ― enslaved country

Declension

Declension of δούλη

	singular	plural
nominative	δούλη •	δούλες •
genitive	δούλης •	δουλών •
accusative	δούλη •	δούλες •
vocative	δούλη •	δούλες •
Compare the declension of the modern form δούλα (doúla, “slave”).

Related terms

• see: δουλειά f (douleiá, “work”)