-ίδης

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

-ῐ́δᾱς (-ĭ́dās) — Doric, Aeolic

Etymology

Presumably masculine -ης (-ēs) appended to adjective -ίς (-ís, “of, pertaining to”).

Pronunciation

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

Suffix

-ῐ́δης • (-ĭ́dēs) m (genitive -ῐ́δου); first declension

Suffix added to a father's name to form a masculine patronymic: son of

Declension

First declension of -ῐ́δης; -ῐ́δου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	-ῐ́δης -ĭ́dēs	-ῐ́δᾱ -ĭ́dā	-ῐ́δαι -ĭ́dai
Genitive	-ῐ́δου -ĭ́dou	-ῐ́δαιν -ĭ́dain	-ῐδῶν -ĭdôn
Dative	-ῐ́δῃ -ĭ́dēi	-ῐ́δαιν -ĭ́dain	-ῐ́δαις -ĭ́dais
Accusative	-ῐ́δην -ĭ́dēn	-ῐ́δᾱ -ĭ́dā	-ῐ́δᾱς -ĭ́dās
Vocative	-ῐ́δη -ĭ́dē	-ῐ́δᾱ -ĭ́dā	-ῐ́δαι -ĭ́dai
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

First declension of -ῐ́δης; -ῐ́δᾱο / -ῐ́δεω / -ῐ́δω (Epic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	-ῐ́δης -ĭ́dēs	-ῐ́δᾱ -ĭ́dā	-ῐ́δαι -ĭ́dai
Genitive	-ῐ́δᾱο / -ῐ́δεω / -ῐ́δω -ĭ́dāo / -ĭ́deō / -ĭ́dō	-ῐ́δαιῐ̈ν -ĭ́daiĭ̈n	-ῐδᾱ́ων / -ῐδέων / -ῐδῶν -ĭdā́ōn / -ĭdéōn / -ĭdôn
Dative	-ῐ́δῃ -ĭ́dēi	-ῐ́δαιῐ̈ν -ĭ́daiĭ̈n	-ῐ́δῃσῐ / -ῐ́δῃσῐν / -ῐ́δῃς / -ῐ́δαις -ĭ́dēisĭ(n) / -ĭ́dēis / -ĭ́dais
Accusative	-ῐ́δην -ĭ́dēn	-ῐ́δᾱ -ĭ́dā	-ῐ́δᾱς -ĭ́dās
Vocative	-ῐ́δη -ĭ́dē	-ῐ́δᾱ -ĭ́dā	-ῐ́δαι -ĭ́dai
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

First declension of -ῐ́δης; -ῐ́δεω / -ῐ́δω (Ionic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	-ῐ́δης -ĭ́dēs	-ῐ́δᾱ -ĭ́dā	-ῐ́δαι -ĭ́dai
Genitive	-ῐ́δεω / -ῐ́δω -ĭ́deō / -ĭ́dō	-ῐ́δαιν -ĭ́dain	-ῐδέων / -ῐδῶν -ĭdéōn / -ĭdôn
Dative	-ῐ́δῃ -ĭ́dēi	-ῐ́δαιν -ĭ́dain	-ῐ́δῃσῐ / -ῐ́δῃσῐν -ĭ́dēisĭ(n)
Accusative	-ῐ́δην -ĭ́dēn	-ῐ́δᾱ -ĭ́dā	-ῐ́δᾱς -ĭ́dās
Vocative	-ῐ́δη -ĭ́dē	-ῐ́δᾱ -ĭ́dā	-ῐ́δαι -ĭ́dai
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Synonyms

-άδας (-ádas)
-άδης (-ádēs)
-δης (-dēs)
-ιάδας (-iádas)
-ιάδης (-iádēs)
-ίων (-íōn)
-ούδας (-oúdas)
-ούδης (-oúdēs)
-ωνδας (-ōndas)

Derived terms

Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -ίδης

Descendants

Greek: -ίδης (-ídis)
→ Esperanto: -ido
→ Latin: -idēs
- Middle French: -ide
  - French: -ide
  - → English: -id
- German: -ide
- Italian: -ide
- Portuguese: -ida
- Spanish: -ida

References

Smyth, Herbert Weir (1920), “Part III: Formation of Words”, in A Greek grammar for colleges, Cambridge: American Book Company, § 845.4