ἕτερος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• ἅτερος (Doric)
• ἄτερος (Aeolic)
• ὥτερος (Doric)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *sm̥teros from the zero grade of *sḗm (whence also εἷς (heis, “one”)) + *teros (whence also ἀριστερός (aristeros)). Cognates include Sanskrit एकतर (ekatara), Breton hanter, and perhaps Old English sunder (English asunder).

Pronunciation

• (5th BC Attic): IPA: /héteros/

• (1st BC Egyptian): IPA: /hɛ́tɛros/

• (4th AD Koine): IPA: /éteros/

• (10th AD Byzantine): IPA: /éteros/

• (15th AD Constantinopolitan): IPA: /éteɾos/

Adjective

ἕτερος m, ἑτέρα f, ἕτερον n; first/second declension; (heteros)

1. other, another, second (often of pairs)
2. different

Inflection

    First and second declension of ἕτερος, ἑτέρᾱ, ἕτερον

Number	Singular				Dual				Plural
Case \ Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ἕτερος	ἑτέρᾱ	ἕτερον		ἑτέρω	ἑτέρα	ἑτέρω		ἕτεροι	ἕτεραι	ἕτερα
Genitive	ἑτέρου	ἑτέρᾱς	ἑτέρου		ἑτέροιν	ἑτέραιν	ἑτέροιν		ἑτέρων	ἑτέρων	ἑτέρων
Dative	ἑτέρῳ	ἑτέρᾳ	ἑτέρῳ		ἑτέροιν	ἑτέραιν	ἑτέροιν		ἑτέροις	ἑτέραις	ἑτέροις
Accusative	ἕτερον	ἑτέρᾱν	ἕτερον		ἑτέρω	ἑτέρα	ἑτέρω		ἑτέρους	ἑτέρας	ἕτερα
Vocative	ἕτερε	ἑτέρᾱ	ἕτερον		ἑτέρω	ἑτέρα	ἑτέρω		ἕτεροι	ἕτεραι	ἕτερα
Adverb: ἑτέρως

References

• ἕτερος in A Greek-English Lexicon by Liddell & Scott, Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1940
• BDAG
• Robert S. P. Beekes (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Brill Academic Publishers)
• Strong’s concordance number: G2087