Αἰήτης

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• Αἰᾱ́τᾱς (Aiā́tās) — Doric

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *Aiwā́tās, compare Mycenaean Greek 𐁁𐀷𐀲 (ai-wa-ta). Connected with ἀετός (aetós).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ai̯.ɛ̌ː.tɛːs/ → /ɛˈi.tis/ → /eˈi.tis/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ai̯.ɛ̌ː.tɛːs/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ɛˈe̝.te̝s/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ɛˈi.tis/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /eˈi.tis/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /eˈi.tis/

Proper noun

Αἰήτης • (Aiḗtēs) m (genitive Αἰήτου); first declension

1. Aeetes

Inflection

First declension of ὁ Αἰήτης; τοῦ Αἰήτου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Αἰήτης ho Aiḗtēs
Genitive	τοῦ Αἰήτου toû Aiḗtou
Dative	τῷ Αἰήτῃ tôi Aiḗtēi
Accusative	τὸν Αἰήτην tòn Aiḗtēn
Vocative	Αἰῆτᾰ Aiêta
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

First declension of Αἰήτης; Αἰήτᾱο (Epic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	Αἰήτης Aiḗtēs
Genitive	Αἰήτᾱο / Αἰήτε͜ω / Αἰήτω Aiḗtāo / Aiḗte͜ō / Aiḗtō
Dative	Αἰήτῃ Aiḗtēi
Accusative	Αἰήτην Aiḗtēn
Vocative	Αἰῆτᾰ Aiêta
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Descendants

• Greek: Αιήτης (Aiítis)
• Latin: Aeētēs

References

• “Αἰήτης”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• Αἰήτης in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[2], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 999