θέα

See also: θεά, θέᾳ, and θεᾷ

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• θάᾱ (tháā) — Doric
• θέη (théē) — Ionic

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *tʰā́wā, from the root of θεάομαι (theáomai) and θαῦμα (thaûma).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /tʰé.aː/ → /ˈθe.a/ → /ˈθe.a/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /tʰé.aː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈtʰe.a/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈθe.a/
• (10^th CE Medieval) IPA^(key): /ˈθe.a/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈθe.a/

Noun

θέᾱ • (théā) f (genitive θέᾱς); first declension

1. view, sight

Declension

First declension of ἡ θέᾱ; τῆς θέᾱς (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ θέᾱ hē théā	τὼ θέᾱ tṑ théā	αἱ θέαι hai théai
Genitive	τῆς θέᾱς tês théās	τοῖν θέαιν toîn théain	τῶν θεῶν tôn theôn
Dative	τῇ θέᾳ tēî théāi	τοῖν θέαιν toîn théain	ταῖς θέαις taîs théais
Accusative	τὴν θέᾱν tḕn théān	τὼ θέᾱ tṑ théā	τᾱ̀ς θέᾱς tā̀s théās
Vocative	θέᾱ théā	θέᾱ théā	θέαι théai
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

• θεωρός (theōrós)

Further reading

• “θέα”, in Liddell & Scott (1940), A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “θέα”, in Liddell & Scott (1889), An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “θέα” in Bailly, Anatole (1935), Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910), English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • contemplation idem, page 166.
  • exhibition idem, page 291.
  • prospect idem, page 653.
  • scene idem, page 738.
  • scenery idem, page 738.
  • show idem, page 770.
  • sight idem, page 774.
  • spectacle idem, page 800.
  • view idem, page 951.
  • vision idem, page 954.

Greek

Noun

θέα • (théa) f (plural θέες)

1. view, sight

Declension

Declension of θέα

	singular	plural
nominative	θέα (théa)	θέες (thées)
genitive	θέας (théas)	—
accusative	θέα (théa)	θέες (thées)
vocative	θέα (théa)	θέες (thées)

The plural form is rare and omitted by some dictionaries.

Related terms

• see: θέατρο n (théatro, “theatre”)

See also

• θεά f (theá, “goddess”)