στοργή
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From στέργω (stergō, “to love”)
Pronunciation
- (5th BC Attic): IPA: /storɡɛ͜ɛ́/
- (1st BC Egyptian): IPA: /storɣéː/
- (4th AD Koine): IPA: /storɣí/
- (10th AD Byzantine): IPA: /storɣí/
- (15th AD Constantinopolitan): IPA: /stoɾɣí/
Noun
στοργή (genitive στοργῆς) f, first declension; (storgē)
- love, affection; especially of parents and children
- Empedocles, 109.3
- Antipho, Fragments, 73
- Philemon, 200
- Plutarch, 2.1100,D
- Manetho, 4.378
- (rarely) sexual love
- Palatine Anthology, 5, 166
- Palatine Anthology, 5, 191
- Palatine Anthology, 7, 476
Inflection
First declension of στοργή, στοργῆς
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | στοργή | στοργά | στοργαί |
| Genitive | στοργῆς | στοργαῖν | στοργῶν |
| Dative | στοργῇ | στοργαῖν | στοργαῖς |
| Accusative | στοργήν | στοργά | στοργάς |
| Vocative | στοργή | στοργά | στοργαί |
See also
- φιλόστοργος
References
- LSJ 8th edition
Greek
Noun
στοργή (storgí) f, uncountable
- deep love and affection, as of a mother for her child.