-άδης

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• -ᾰ́δᾱς (-ắdās) — Doric, Aeolic

Etymology

Parallel to -ῐ́δης (-ĭ́dēs), presumably masculine -ης (-ēs) appended to adjective -ᾱ́ς (-ā́s, “of, pertaining to”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /á.dɛːs/ → /ˈa.ðis/ → /ˈa.ðis/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /á.dɛːs/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈa.de̝s/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈa.ðis/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈa.ðis/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈa.ðis/

Suffix

-ᾰ́δης • (-ắdēs) m (genitive -ᾰ́δου); first declension

1. suffix added to a father's name to form a masculine patronymic

Declension

First declension of -ᾰ́δης; -ᾰ́δου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	-ᾰ́δης -ắdēs	-ᾰ́δᾱ -ắdā	-ᾰ́δαι -ắdai
Genitive	-ᾰ́δου -ắdou	-ᾰ́δαιν -ắdain	-ᾰδῶν -ădôn
Dative	-ᾰ́δῃ -ắdēi	-ᾰ́δαιν -ắdain	-ᾰ́δαις -ắdais
Accusative	-ᾰ́δην -ắdēn	-ᾰ́δᾱ -ắdā	-ᾰ́δᾱς -ắdās
Vocative	-ᾰ́δη -ắdē	-ᾰ́δᾱ -ắdā	-ᾰ́δαι -ắdai
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

First declension of -ᾰ́δης; -ᾰ́δᾱο / -ᾰ́δεω / -ᾰ́δω (Epic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	-ᾰ́δης -ắdēs	-ᾰ́δᾱ -ắdā	-ᾰ́δαι -ắdai
Genitive	-ᾰ́δᾱο / -ᾰ́δεω / -ᾰ́δω -ắdāo / -ắdeō / -ắdō	-ᾰ́δαιῐ̈ν -ắdaiĭ̈n	-ᾰδᾱ́ων / -ᾰδέων / -ᾰδῶν -ădā́ōn / -ădéōn / -ădôn
Dative	-ᾰ́δῃ -ắdēi	-ᾰ́δαιῐ̈ν -ắdaiĭ̈n	-ᾰ́δῃσῐ / -ᾰ́δῃσῐν / -ᾰ́δῃς / -ᾰ́δαις -ắdēisĭ(n) / -ắdēis / -ắdais
Accusative	-ᾰ́δην -ắdēn	-ᾰ́δᾱ -ắdā	-ᾰ́δᾱς -ắdās
Vocative	-ᾰ́δη -ắdē	-ᾰ́δᾱ -ắdā	-ᾰ́δαι -ắdai
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

First declension of -ᾰ́δης; -ᾰ́δεω / -ᾰ́δω (Ionic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	-ᾰ́δης -ắdēs	-ᾰ́δᾱ -ắdā	-ᾰ́δαι -ắdai
Genitive	-ᾰ́δεω / -ᾰ́δω -ắdeō / -ắdō	-ᾰ́δαιν -ắdain	-ᾰδέων / -ᾰδῶν -ădéōn / -ădôn
Dative	-ᾰ́δῃ -ắdēi	-ᾰ́δαιν -ắdain	-ᾰ́δῃσῐ / -ᾰ́δῃσῐν -ắdēisĭ(n)
Accusative	-ᾰ́δην -ắdēn	-ᾰ́δᾱ -ắdā	-ᾰ́δᾱς -ắdās
Vocative	-ᾰ́δη -ắdē	-ᾰ́δᾱ -ắdā	-ᾰ́δαι -ắdai
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Derived terms

Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -άδης

Ἀλκιβιάδης

Ἀσκληπιάδης

Βακχιάδαι

Καλλιάδης

Μενοιτιάδης

Μικιάδης

Μιλτιάδης

Νηληϊάδης

Ὀϊλιάδης

Οἰνιάδης

Φαυσιάδης

Φιλιάδης

Further reading

• Smyth, Herbert Weir (1920), “Part III: Formation of Words”, in A Greek grammar for colleges, Cambridge: American Book Company, § 845