Θεαίτητος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Compound of θεός (theós, “god”) +‎ αἰτητός (aitētós, “asked, required”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /tʰe.ǎi̯.tɛː.tos/ → /θeˈɛ.ti.tos/ → /θeˈe.ti.tos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /tʰe.ǎi̯.tɛː.tos/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /tʰeˈɛ.te̝.tos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /θeˈɛ.ti.tos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /θeˈe.ti.tos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /θeˈe.ti.tos/

Proper noun

Θεαίτητος • (Theaítētos) m (genitive Θεαιτήτου); first declension

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Theaetetus

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ Θεαίτητος; τοῦ Θεαιτήτου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Θεαίτητος ho Theaítētos
Genitive	τοῦ Θεαιτήτου toû Theaitḗtou
Dative	τῷ Θεαιτήτῳ tôi Theaitḗtōi
Accusative	τὸν Θεαίτητον tòn Theaítēton
Vocative	Θεαίτητε Theaítēte
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• → Latin: Theaetētus
  • → French: Théétète

Further reading

• Θεαίτητος in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette