Μῆτις

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *mḗtis, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₁tis (“measurement”), from Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- (“to measure”).

Cognate with Old English mǣþ. Apparently an Aeolic or Doric form, as the Attic-Ionic form would have been *Μῆσις (*Mêsis).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /mɛ̂ː.tis/ → /ˈmi.tis/ → /ˈmi.tis/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /mɛ̂ː.tis/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈme̝.tis/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈmi.tis/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈmi.tis/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈmi.tis/

Noun

Μῆτῐς • (Mêtis) f (genitive Μήτῐος or Μήτῐδος); third declension (poetic)

1. (Greek mythology) Metis (Oceanid)
2. skill
3. counsel
4. plan

Declension

Third declension of Μῆτῐς; Μήτῐος (Epic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	Μῆτῐς Mêtis	Μήτῐε Mḗtie	Μήτῐες / Μήτηες Mḗties / Mḗtēes
Genitive	Μήτῐος / Μήτηος Mḗtios / Mḗtēos	Μητῐ́οιῐν Mētíoiin	Μητῐ́ων Mētíōn
Dative	Μήτῐῐ / Μήτῑ / Μήτηῐ̈ / Μήτει Mḗtii / Mḗtī / Mḗtēï / Mḗtei	Μητῐ́οιῐν Mētíoiin	Μητῐ́εσσῐ / Μητῐ́εσσῐν / Μήτεσῐ / Μήτεσῐν / Μήτῐσῐ / Μήτῐσῐν Mētíessi(n) / Mḗtesi(n) / Mḗtisi(n)
Accusative	Μῆτῐν Mêtin	Μήτῐε Mḗtie	Μήτῐᾰς / Μήτηᾰς / Μήτῑς Mḗtias / Mḗtēas / Mḗtīs
Vocative	Μῆτῐ Mêti	Μήτῐε Mḗtie	Μήτῐες / Μήτηες Mḗties / Mḗtēes
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Third declension of Μῆτῐς; Μήτῐδος (Epic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	Μῆτῐς Mêtis	Μήτῐδε Mḗtide	Μήτῐδες Mḗtides
Genitive	Μήτῐδος Mḗtidos	Μητῐ́δοιῐν Mētídoiin	Μητῐ́δων Mētídōn
Dative	Μήτῐδῐ Mḗtidi	Μητῐ́δοιῐν Mētídoiin	Μήτῐσῐ / Μήτῐσῐν / Μητῐ́δεσσῐ / Μητῐ́δεσσῐν / Μητῐ́δεσῐ / Μητῐ́δεσῐν Mḗtisi(n) / Mētídessi(n) / Mētídesi(n)
Accusative	Μήτῐδᾰ Mḗtida	Μήτῐδε Mḗtide	Μήτῐδᾰς Mḗtidas
Vocative	Μῆτῐς Mêtis	Μήτῐδε Mḗtide	Μήτῐδες Mḗtides
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution. Nominative singular -ς (-s) arose by reduction of the original cluster *-ds.