αἴθων
Ancient Greek
editEtymology
editFrom αἴθω (aíthō, “to kindle, blaze”).
Pronunciation
edit- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /ǎi̯.tʰɔːn/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ˈɛ.tʰon/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ˈɛ.θon/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ˈe.θon/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ˈe.θon/
Noun
editαἴθων • (aíthōn) m or f (genitive αἴθωνος); third declension
- an instance of burning, blazing, lightning
- a thing which blazes and flashes like burnished metal
- 24, 233
- of various animals: horse, lion, bull, eagle, fox
- men who are fiery
Inflection
editCase / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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Nominative | ὁ, ἡ αἴθων ho, hē aíthōn |
τὼ αἴθωνε tṑ aíthōne |
οἱ, αἱ αἴθωνες hoi, hai aíthōnes | ||||||||||
Genitive | τοῦ, τῆς αἴθωνος toû, tês aíthōnos |
τοῖν αἰθώνοιν toîn aithṓnoin |
τῶν αἰθώνων tôn aithṓnōn | ||||||||||
Dative | τῷ, τῇ αἴθωνῐ tôi, têi aíthōni |
τοῖν αἰθώνοιν toîn aithṓnoin |
τοῖς, ταῖς αἴθωσῐ / αἴθωσῐν toîs, taîs aíthōsi(n) | ||||||||||
Accusative | τὸν, τὴν αἴθωνᾰ tòn, tḕn aíthōna |
τὼ αἴθωνε tṑ aíthōne |
τοὺς, τᾱ̀ς αἴθωνᾰς toùs, tā̀s aíthōnas | ||||||||||
Vocative | αἴθων aíthōn |
αἴθωνε aíthōne |
αἴθωνες aíthōnes | ||||||||||
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Participle
editαἴθων • (aíthōn) m (feminine αἴθουσᾰ, neuter αἶθον); first/third declension
- present active participle of αἴθω (aíthō)
Declension
editNumber | Singular | Dual | Plural | |||||||||||
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Case/Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||||
Nominative | αἴθων aíthōn |
αἴθουσᾰ aíthousa |
αἶθον aîthon |
αἴθοντε aíthonte |
αἰθούσᾱ aithoúsā |
αἴθοντε aíthonte |
αἴθοντες aíthontes |
αἴθουσαι aíthousai |
αἴθοντᾰ aíthonta | |||||
Genitive | αἴθοντος aíthontos |
αἰθούσης aithoúsēs |
αἴθοντος aíthontos |
αἰθόντοιν aithóntoin |
αἰθούσαιν aithoúsain |
αἰθόντοιν aithóntoin |
αἰθόντων aithóntōn |
αἰθουσῶν aithousôn |
αἰθόντων aithóntōn | |||||
Dative | αἴθοντῐ aíthonti |
αἰθούσῃ aithoúsēi |
αἴθοντῐ aíthonti |
αἰθόντοιν aithóntoin |
αἰθούσαιν aithoúsain |
αἰθόντοιν aithóntoin |
αἴθουσῐ / αἴθουσῐν aíthousi(n) |
αἰθούσαις aithoúsais |
αἴθουσῐ / αἴθουσῐν aíthousi(n) | |||||
Accusative | αἴθοντᾰ aíthonta |
αἴθουσᾰν aíthousan |
αἶθον aîthon |
αἴθοντε aíthonte |
αἰθούσᾱ aithoúsā |
αἴθοντε aíthonte |
αἴθοντᾰς aíthontas |
αἰθούσᾱς aithoúsās |
αἴθοντᾰ aíthonta | |||||
Vocative | αἴθων aíthōn |
αἴθουσᾰ aíthousa |
αἶθον aîthon |
αἴθοντε aíthonte |
αἰθούσᾱ aithoúsā |
αἴθοντε aíthonte |
αἴθοντες aíthontes |
αἴθουσαι aíthousai |
αἴθοντᾰ aíthonta | |||||
Derived forms | Adverb | Comparative | Superlative | |||||||||||
αἰθόντως aithóntōs |
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Further reading
edit- “αἴθων”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “αἴθων”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “αἴθων”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
- αἴθων in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- αἴθων in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
- αἴθων in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
- “αἴθων”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
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