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ἡμέρα

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Ancient Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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    Lengthened form of ἦμαρ (êmar, “day”).[1] The initial aspiration ῾ (h) in Attic is probably by analogy with ἑσπέρᾱ (hespérā). Cognate with Old Armenian աւր (awr, “day”).

    Pronunciation

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    • Hyphenation: ἡ‧μέ‧ρᾱ

    Noun

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    ἡμέρᾱ • (hēmérā) f (genitive ἡμέρᾱς); first declension

    1. day
    2. a period of one's life (qualified by an adjective)
    3. (poetic) time
    4. birthday
    5. (rare) year

    Declension

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    First declension of ἡ ἡμέρᾱ; τῆς ἡμέρᾱς (Attic)
    singular dual plural
    nominative ἡ ἡμέρᾱhē hēmérā τὼ ἡμέρᾱtṑ hēmérā αἱ ἡμέραιhai hēmérai
    genitive τῆς ἡμέρᾱςtês hēmérās τοῖν ἡμέραινtoîn hēmérain τῶν ἡμερῶνtôn hēmerôn
    dative τῇ ἡμέρᾳtēî hēmérāi τοῖν ἡμέραινtoîn hēmérain ταῖς ἡμέραιςtaîs hēmérais
    accusative τὴν ἡμέρᾱνtḕn hēmérān τὼ ἡμέρᾱtṑ hēmérā τᾱ̀ς ἡμέρᾱςtā̀s hēmérās
    vocative ἡμέρᾱhēmérā ἡμέρᾱhēmérā ἡμέραιhēmérai
    First declension of ἡμέρη; ἡμέρης (Epic)
    singular dual plural
    nominative ἡμέρηhēmérē ἡμέρᾱhēmérā ἡμέραιhēmérai
    genitive ἡμέρηςhēmérēs ἡμέραιῐ̈νhēméraiĭ̈n ἡμερᾱ́ων / ἡμερέων / ἡμερῶνhēmerā́ōn / hēmeréōn / hēmerôn
    dative ἡμέρῃhēmérēi ἡμέραιῐ̈νhēméraiĭ̈n ἡμέρῃσῐ / ἡμέρῃσῐν / ἡμέρῃς / ἡμέραιςhēmérēisĭ(n) / hēmérēis / hēmérais
    accusative ἡμέρηνhēmérēn ἡμέρᾱhēmérā ἡμέρᾱςhēmérās
    vocative ἡμέρηhēmérē ἡμέρᾱhēmérā ἡμέραιhēmérai
    • Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.
    First declension of ἡ ἡμέρη; τῆς ἡμέρης (Ionic)
    singular dual plural
    nominative ἡ ἡμέρηhē hēmérē τὼ ἡμέρᾱtṑ hēmérā αἱ ἡμέραιhai hēmérai
    genitive τῆς ἡμέρηςtês hēmérēs τοῖν ἡμέραινtoîn hēmérain τῶν ἡμερέων / ἡμερῶνtôn hēmeréōn / hēmerôn
    dative τῇ ἡμέρῃtēî hēmérēi τοῖν ἡμέραινtoîn hēmérain τῇσῐ / τῇσῐν ἡμέρῃσῐ / ἡμέρῃσῐνtēîsĭ(n) hēmérēisĭ(n)
    accusative τὴν ἡμέρηνtḕn hēmérēn τὼ ἡμέρᾱtṑ hēmérā τᾱ̀ς ἡμέρᾱςtā̀s hēmérās
    vocative ἡμέρηhēmérē ἡμέρᾱhēmérā ἡμέραιhēmérai
    • Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.
    First declension of ἡ ᾱ̓μέρᾱ; τῆς ᾱ̓μέρᾱς (Aeolic)
    singular dual plural
    nominative ἡ ᾱ̓μέρᾱhē āmérā τὼ ᾱ̓μέρᾱtṑ āmérā αἱ ᾱ̓μέραιhai āmérai
    genitive τῆς ᾱ̓μέρᾱςtês āmérās τοῖν ᾱ̓μέραινtoîn āmérain τῶν ᾱ̓μερῶνtôn āmerôn
    dative τῇ ᾱ̓μέρᾳtēî āmérāi τοῖν ᾱ̓μέραινtoîn āmérain ταῖς ᾱ̓μέραιςtaîs āmérais
    accusative τὴν ᾱ̓μέρᾱνtḕn āmérān τὼ ᾱ̓μέρᾱtṑ āmérā τᾱ̀ς ᾱ̓μέρᾱςtā̀s āmérās
    vocative ᾱ̓μέρᾱāmérā ᾱ̓μέρᾱāmérā ᾱ̓μέραιāmérai
    • Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.
    First declension of ᾱ̔ ᾱ̔μέρᾱ; τᾶς ᾱ̔μέρᾱς (Doric)
    singular dual plural
    nominative ᾱ̔ ᾱ̔μέρᾱhā hāmérā τὼ ᾱ̔μέρᾱtṑ hāmérā ταὶ ᾱ̔μέραιtaì hāmérai
    genitive τᾶς ᾱ̔μέρᾱςtâs hāmérās τοῖν ᾱ̔μέραινtoîn hāmérain τᾶν ᾱ̔μερᾶνtân hāmerân
    dative τᾷ ᾱ̔μέρᾳtāî hāmérāi τοῖν ᾱ̔μέραινtoîn hāmérain ταῖς ᾱ̔μέραιςtaîs hāmérais
    accusative τᾱ̀ν ᾱ̔μέρᾱνtā̀n hāmérān τὼ ᾱ̔μέρᾱtṑ hāmérā τᾱ̀ς ᾱ̔μέρᾱςtā̀s hāmérās
    vocative ᾱ̔μέρᾱhāmérā ᾱ̔μέρᾱhāmérā ᾱ̔μέραιhāmérai
    • Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

    Derived terms

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    Descendants

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    • Greek: ημέρα (iméra)
    • Mariupol Greek: ме́ра (mjéra)
    • Tsakonian: αμέρα (améra)

    References

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    1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “ἦμαρ”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 518: “DER > line 2 > Lengthened form ἡμέρα”

    Further reading

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