-ίδης

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• -ίδᾱς (-ídās) — Doric, Aeolic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /í.dɛːs/ → /ˈi.ðis/ → /ˈi.ðis/

• (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 • (-ídēs) m (genitive -ῐ́δου); first declension

1. 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 -ídēs	-ῐ́δᾱ -ídā	-ῐ́δαι -ídai
Genitive	-ῐ́δου -ídou	-ῐ́δαιν -ídain	-ῐδῶν -idôn
Dative	-ῐ́δῃ -ídēi	-ῐ́δαιν -ídain	-ῐ́δαις -ídais
Accusative	-ῐ́δην -ídēn	-ῐ́δᾱ -ídā	-ῐ́δᾱς -ídās
Vocative	-ῐ́δη -ídē	-ῐ́δᾱ -ídā	-ῐ́δαι -ídai
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

First declension of -ῐ́δης; -ῐ́δᾱο (Epic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	-ῐ́δης -ídēs	-ῐ́δᾱ -ídā	-ῐ́δαι -ídai
Genitive	-ῐ́δᾱο / -ῐ́δε͜ω / -ῐ́δω -ídāo / -íde͜ō / -ídō	-ῐ́δαιν / -ῐ́δαιῐν / -ῐ́δῃῐν -ídai(i)n / -ídēiin	-ῐδᾱ́ων / -ῐδέ͜ων / -ῐδῶν -idā́ōn / -idé͜ōn / -idôn
Dative	-ῐ́δῃ -ídēi	-ῐ́δαιν / -ῐ́δαιῐν / -ῐ́δῃῐν -ídai(i)n / -ídēiin	-ῐ́δῃσῐ / -ῐ́δῃσῐν / -ῐ́δῃς / -ῐ́δαις -ídēisi(n) / -ídēis / -ídais
Accusative	-ῐ́δην -ídēn	-ῐ́δᾱ -ídā	-ῐ́δᾱς -ídās
Vocative	-ῐ́δη -ídē	-ῐ́δᾱ -ídā	-ῐ́δαι -ídai
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

First declension of -ῐ́δης; -ῐ́δεω (Ionic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	-ῐ́δης -ídēs	-ῐ́δᾱ -ídā	-ῐ́δαι -ídai
Genitive	-ῐ́δεω / -ῐ́δω -ídeō / -ídō	-ῐ́δαιν -ídain	-ῐδέων / -ῐδῶν -idéōn / -idôn
Dative	-ῐ́δῃ -ídēi	-ῐ́δαιν -ídain	-ῐ́δῃσῐ / -ῐ́δῃσῐν -ídēisi(n)
Accusative	-ῐ́δην -ídēn	-ῐ́δᾱ -ídā	-ῐ́δᾱς -ídās
Vocative	-ῐ́δη -ídē	-ῐ́δᾱ -ídā	-ῐ́δαι -ídai
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Synonyms

• -δης (-dēs)
• -άδης (-ádēs)
• -ιάδης (-iádēs)
• -ίων (-íōn)
• -ωνδας (-ōndas)
• -ούδης (-oúdēs)
• -ούδας (-oúdas)

Derived terms

Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -ίδης

Descendants

• → Esperanto: -ido
• → Latin: -idēs

References

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