Etymology
From the Proto-Indo-European *swēdʰ-.
Noun
ἦθος (genitive ἤθους) n, (ēthos)
- character
- custom, habit
Inflection
Third declension of ἦθος, ἤθεος (uncontracted)
| Case / # |
Singular |
Dual |
Plural |
|---|
| Nominative |
ἦθος |
ἤθεε |
ἤθεᾰ |
|---|
| Genitive |
ἤθεος |
ηθέοιν |
ηθέων |
|---|
| Dative |
ἤθεϊ |
ηθέοιν |
ἤθεσσῐ(ν) |
|---|
| Accusative |
ἦθος |
ἤθεε |
ἤθεᾰ |
|---|
| Vocative |
ἦθος |
ἤθεε |
ἤθεᾰ |
|---|
This inflection pattern originally had a sigma (i.e. ἤθεσος), which was dropped early on in the history of Ancient Greek.
Third declension of ἦθος, ἤθους (contracted)
| Case / # |
Singular |
Dual |
Plural |
|---|
| Nominative |
ἦθος |
ἤθει |
ἤθη |
|---|
| Genitive |
ἤθους |
ηθοῖν |
ηθῶν |
|---|
| Dative |
ἤθει |
ηθοῖν |
ἤθεσῐ(ν) |
|---|
| Accusative |
ἦθος |
ἤθει |
ἤθη |
|---|
| Vocative |
ἦθος |
ἤθει |
ἤθη |
|---|
The irregular accentuation of this paradigm is explained by the fact that it is the contracted version of the above paradigm.
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- ἦθος in A Greek-English Lexicon by Liddell & Scott, Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1940
