Λευίτης

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Λευῑ́ς (Leuī́s) +‎ -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /leu̯.ǐː.tɛːs/ → /leˈβi.tis/ → /leˈvi.tis/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /leu̯.ǐː.tɛːs/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /leˈwi.te̝s/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /leˈβi.tis/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /leˈvi.tis/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /leˈvi.tis/

Proper noun

Λευῑ́της • (Leuī́tēs) m (genitive Λευίτου); ? declension

1. Levite

Declension

First declension of ὁ Λευῑ́της; τοῦ Λευῑ́του (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ Λευῑ́της ho Leuī́tēs	τὼ Λευῑ́τᾱ tṑ Leuī́tā	οἱ Λευῖται hoi Leuîtai
Genitive	τοῦ Λευῑ́του toû Leuī́tou	τοῖν Λευῑ́ταιν toîn Leuī́tain	τῶν Λευῑτῶν tôn Leuītôn
Dative	τῷ Λευῑ́τῃ tôi Leuī́tēi	τοῖν Λευῑ́ταιν toîn Leuī́tain	τοῖς Λευῑ́ταις toîs Leuī́tais
Accusative	τὸν Λευῑ́την tòn Leuī́tēn	τὼ Λευῑ́τᾱ tṑ Leuī́tā	τοὺς Λευῑ́τᾱς toùs Leuī́tās
Vocative	Λευῖτᾰ Leuîta	Λευῑ́τᾱ Leuī́tā	Λευῖται Leuîtai
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• → Coptic: ⲗⲉⲩⲓⲧⲏⲥ (leuitēs)
• → Latin: Levītēs
  • → English: Levite