πάτρη

Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /pá.trɛː/ → /ˈpa.tri/ → /ˈpa.tri/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /pá.trɛː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈpa.tre̝/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈpa.tri/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈpa.tri/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈpa.tri/

Noun

πάτρη • (pátrē) f (genitive πάτρης); first declension

1. Epic and Ionic form of πάτρᾱ (pátrā)

Declension

First declension of ἡ πάτρη; τῆς πάτρης (Ionic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ πάτρη hē pátrē	τὼ πάτρᾱ tṑ pátrā	αἱ πάτραι hai pátrai
Genitive	τῆς πάτρης tês pátrēs	τοῖν πάτραιν toîn pátrain	τῶν πατρέων / πατρῶν tôn patréōn / patrôn
Dative	τῇ πάτρῃ têi pátrēi	τοῖν πάτραιν toîn pátrain	τῇσῐ / τῇσῐν πάτρῃσῐ / πάτρῃσῐν têisi(n) pátrēisi(n)
Accusative	τὴν πάτρην tḕn pátrēn	τὼ πάτρᾱ tṑ pátrā	τᾱ̀ς πάτρᾱς tā̀s pátrās
Vocative	πάτρη pátrē	πάτρᾱ pátrā	πάτραι pátrai
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

First declension of πάτρη; πάτρης (Epic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	πάτρη pátrē	πάτρᾱ pátrā	πάτραι pátrai
Genitive	πάτρης pátrēs	πάτραιν / πάτραιῐν / πάτρῃῐν pátrai(i)n / pátrēiin	πατρᾱ́ων / πατρέ͜ων / πατρῶν patrā́ōn / patré͜ōn / patrôn
Dative	πάτρῃ pátrēi	πάτραιν / πάτραιῐν / πάτρῃῐν pátrai(i)n / pátrēiin	πάτρῃσῐ / πάτρῃσῐν / πάτρῃς / πάτραις pátrēisi(n) / pátrēis / pátrais
Accusative	πάτρην pátrēn	πάτρᾱ pátrā	πάτρᾱς pátrās
Vocative	πάτρη pátrē	πάτρᾱ pátrā	πάτραι pátrai
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Further reading

• “πάτρη”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• πάτρη in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963