γηθόσυνος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From γηθέω (gēthéō, “to rejoice, exult”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ɡɛː.tʰó.sy.nos/ → /ʝiˈθo.sy.nos/ → /ʝiˈθo.si.nos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ɡɛː.tʰó.sy.nos/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ɡe̝ˈtʰo.sy.nos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ʝiˈθo.sy.nos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ʝiˈθo.sy.nos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ʝiˈθo.si.nos/

Adjective

γηθόσῠνος • (gēthósunos) m (feminine γηθοσύνη, neuter γηθόσῠνον); first/second declension or
γηθόσῠνος • (gēthósunos) m or f (neuter γηθόσῠνον); second declension

1. joyful, glad [with dative ‘at’]
   • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 4.272
   • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 4.326
   • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 7.122
   • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 13.82
   • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 18.557
   • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 5.269
   • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 11.540

Declension

As a three-ending adjective:

First and second declension of γηθόσῠνος; γηθοσῠ́νη; γηθόσῠνον (Epic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		γηθόσῠνος gēthósunos	γηθοσῠ́νη gēthosúnē	γηθόσῠνον gēthósunon		γηθοσῠ́νω gēthosúnō	γηθοσῠ́νᾱ gēthosúnā	γηθοσῠ́νω gēthosúnō		γηθόσῠνοι gēthósunoi	γηθόσῠναι gēthósunai	γηθόσῠνᾰ gēthósuna
Genitive		γηθοσῠ́νου / γηθοσῠνοῖο / γηθοσῠ́νοιο / γηθοσῠνόο / γηθοσῠ́νοο gēthosúnou / gēthosunoîo / gēthosúnoio / gēthosunóo / gēthosúnoo	γηθοσῠ́νης gēthosúnēs	γηθοσῠ́νου / γηθοσῠνοῖο / γηθοσῠ́νοιο / γηθοσῠνόο / γηθοσῠ́νοο gēthosúnou / gēthosunoîo / gēthosúnoio / gēthosunóo / gēthosúnoo		γηθοσῠ́νοιῐν gēthosúnoiin	γηθοσῠ́ναιν / γηθοσῠ́ναιῐν / γηθοσῠ́νῃῐν gēthosúnai(i)n / gēthosúnēiin	γηθοσῠ́νοιῐν gēthosúnoiin		γηθοσῠ́νων gēthosúnōn	γηθοσῠνᾱ́ων / γηθοσῠνέ͜ων / γηθοσῠνῶν gēthosunā́ōn / gēthosuné͜ōn / gēthosunôn	γηθοσῠ́νων gēthosúnōn
Dative		γηθοσῠ́νῳ gēthosúnōi	γηθοσῠ́νῃ gēthosúnēi	γηθοσῠ́νῳ gēthosúnōi		γηθοσῠ́νοιῐν gēthosúnoiin	γηθοσῠ́ναιν / γηθοσῠ́ναιῐν / γηθοσῠ́νῃῐν gēthosúnai(i)n / gēthosúnēiin	γηθοσῠ́νοιῐν gēthosúnoiin		γηθοσῠ́νοισῐ / γηθοσῠ́νοισῐν / γηθοσῠ́νοις gēthosúnoisi(n) / gēthosúnois	γηθοσῠ́νῃσῐ / γηθοσῠ́νῃσῐν / γηθοσῠ́νῃς / γηθοσῠ́ναις gēthosúnēisi(n) / gēthosúnēis / gēthosúnais	γηθοσῠ́νοισῐ / γηθοσῠ́νοισῐν / γηθοσῠ́νοις gēthosúnoisi(n) / gēthosúnois
Accusative		γηθόσῠνον gēthósunon	γηθοσῠ́νην gēthosúnēn	γηθόσῠνον gēthósunon		γηθοσῠ́νω gēthosúnō	γηθοσῠ́νᾱ gēthosúnā	γηθοσῠ́νω gēthosúnō		γηθοσῠ́νους gēthosúnous	γηθοσῠ́νᾱς gēthosúnās	γηθόσῠνᾰ gēthósuna
Vocative		γηθόσῠνε gēthósune	γηθοσῠ́νη gēthosúnē	γηθόσῠνον gēthósunon		γηθοσῠ́νω gēthosúnō	γηθοσῠ́νᾱ gēthosúnā	γηθοσῠ́νω gēthosúnō		γηθόσῠνοι gēthósunoi	γηθόσῠναι gēthósunai	γηθόσῠνᾰ gēthósuna
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		γηθοσῠ́νως gēthosúnōs				γηθοσῠνώτερος gēthosunṓteros				γηθοσῠνώτᾰτος gēthosunṓtatos
Notes:		Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

As a two-ending adjective: as above, except that all feminine forms are replaced with the corresponding masculine forms.

Further reading

• “γηθόσυνος”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• γηθόσυνος in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• γηθόσυνος in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• γηθόσυνος in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
• “γηθόσυνος”, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ [Logeion] (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, 2011
• “γηθόσυνος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press