νηῦς

Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /nɛ̂ːu̯s/ → /niɸs/ → /nifs/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /nɛ̂ːu̯s/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ne̝ʍs/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /niɸs/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /nifs/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /nifs/

Noun

νηῦς • (nēûs) f (genitive νεός or νηός); ? declension

1. Epic and Ionic form of ναῦς (naûs)

Declension

Irregular declension of νηῦς; νηός (Epic)

Case / #	Singular	Plural
Nominative	νηῦς nēûs	νῆες / νέες nêes / nées
Genitive	νηός / νεός nēós / neós	νηῶν / νεῶν nēôn / neôn
Dative	νηΐ nēḯ	νηυσί / νηυσίν / νήεσσι / νήεσσιν / νέεσσι / νέεσσιν nēusí(n) / nḗessi(n) / néessi(n)
Accusative	νῆα / νέα nêa / néa	νῆας / νέας nêas / néas
Vocative	νηῦς nēûs	νῆες / νέες nêes / nées
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Irregular declension of ἡ νηῦς; τῆς νεός (Ionic)

Case / #	Singular	Plural
Nominative	ἡ νηῦς hē nēûs	αἱ νέες hai nées
Genitive	τῆς νεός tês neós	τῶν νεῶν tôn neôn
Dative	τῇ νηΐ têi nēḯ	τῇσῐ / τῇσῐν νηυσί têisi(n) nēusí
Accusative	τὴν νέα tḕn néa	τᾱ̀ς νέας tā̀s néas
Vocative	νηῦς nēûs	νέες nées
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.