γέρας
Ancient Greek
editEtymology
editPerhaps originally "privilege of age", from Proto-Indo-European *ǵerh₂- (“to grow old”).
Pronunciation
edit- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /ɡé.ras/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ˈɡe.ras/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ˈʝe.ras/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ˈʝe.ras/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ˈʝe.ras/
Noun
editγέρᾰς • (géras) n (genitive γέρᾰος or γέρως); third declension
- gift of honor
- gift (generally)
- privilege, prerogative
- perquisite
- reward
Declension
editCase / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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Nominative | τὸ γέρᾰς tò géras |
τὼ γέρᾰε tṑ gérae |
τᾰ̀ γέρᾰᾰ / γέρᾰ / γέρᾱ / γέρεα / γέρη / γέρᾱτα tà géraa / géra / gérā / gérea / gérē / gérāta | ||||||||||
Genitive | τοῦ γέρᾰος toû géraos |
τοῖν γερᾰ́οιν toîn geráoin |
τῶν γερᾰ́ων / γερῶν tôn geráōn / gerôn | ||||||||||
Dative | τῷ γέρᾰῐ̈ tôi géraï |
τοῖν γερᾰ́οιν toîn geráoin |
τοῖς γέρᾰσῐ / γέρᾰσῐν / γεράεσσι / γεράεσσιν toîs gérasi(n) / geráessi(n) | ||||||||||
Accusative | τὸ γέρᾰς tò géras |
τὼ γέρᾰε tṑ gérae |
τᾰ̀ γέρᾰᾰ / γέρᾰ / γέρᾱ / γέρεα / γέρη / γέρᾱτα tà géraa / géra / gérā / gérea / gérē / gérāta | ||||||||||
Vocative | γέρᾰς géras |
γέρᾰε gérae |
γέρᾰᾰ / γέρᾰ / γέρᾱ / γέρεα / γέρη / γέρᾱτα géraa / géra / gérā / gérea / gérē / gérāta | ||||||||||
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See also
edit- γῆρας (gêras)
References
edit- “γέρας”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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- Ancient Greek terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Ancient Greek 2-syllable words
- Ancient Greek terms with IPA pronunciation
- Ancient Greek lemmas
- Ancient Greek nouns
- Ancient Greek paroxytone terms
- Ancient Greek neuter nouns
- Ancient Greek third-declension nouns
- Ancient Greek neuter nouns in the third declension