Γέτης

See also: Γότθος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Of obscure origin. Due to the heavy Scythian influence (evidently Strabo and Pliny went as far as to call them a Scythian tribe), Isidore of Seville thought that the name was a Greek corruption of Scythia, calling the names "not that much different...with one letter changed and one removed."

Compare with Μασσαγέται (Massagétai) and Θυσσαγέται (Thussagétai).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ɡé.tɛːs/ → /ˈʝe.tis/ → /ˈʝe.tis/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ɡé.tɛːs/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈɡe.te̝s/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈʝe.tis/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈʝe.tis/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈʝe.tis/

Noun

Γέτης • (Gétēs) m (genitive Γέτου); first declension

1. one of the Getae
2. in Late Antiquity usage, a poetic word for Visigoth

Inflection

First declension of ὁ Γέτης; τοῦ Γέτου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ Γέτης ho Gétēs	τὼ Γέτᾱ tṑ Gétā	οἱ Γέται hoi Gétai
Genitive	τοῦ Γέτου toû Gétou	τοῖν Γέταιν toîn Gétain	τῶν Γετῶν tôn Getôn
Dative	τῷ Γέτῃ tôi Gétēi	τοῖν Γέταιν toîn Gétain	τοῖς Γέταις toîs Gétais
Accusative	τὸν Γέτην tòn Gétēn	τὼ Γέτᾱ tṑ Gétā	τοὺς Γέτᾱς toùs Gétās
Vocative	Γέτᾰ Géta	Γέτᾱ Gétā	Γέται Gétai
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• Greek: Γέτης (Gétis)
  • plural: Γέτες (Gétes)
• → Latin: Getēs (plural Getae)

References

• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,011
• Celtic Astrology from the Druids to the Middle Ages, p. 45