δμῳή

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Feminine singular of δμῳός (dmōiós), alternative form of δμώς (dmṓs), from the root of δᾰμᾰ́ζω (damázō, “to tame”), from Proto-Indo-European *demh₂-.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /dmɔːi̯.ɛ̌ː/ → /ðmoˈi/ → /ðmoˈi/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /dmɔːi̯.ɛ̌ː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /dmoˈe̝/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ðmoˈi/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ðmoˈi/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ðmoˈi/

Noun

δμῳή • (dmōiḗ) f (genitive δμῳῆς); first declension

1. female slave taken in war
2. (by extension) female slave (in general)

Usage notes

Only used in plural in Homer.

Declension

First declension of ἡ δμῳή; τῆς δμῳῆς (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ δμῳή hē dmōiḗ	τὼ δμῳᾱ́ tṑ dmōiā́	αἱ δμῳαί hai dmōiaí
Genitive	τῆς δμῳῆς tês dmōiês	τοῖν δμῳαῖν toîn dmōiaîn	τῶν δμῳῶν tôn dmōiôn
Dative	τῇ δμῳῇ têi dmōiêi	τοῖν δμῳαῖν toîn dmōiaîn	ταῖς δμῳαῖς taîs dmōiaîs
Accusative	τὴν δμῳήν tḕn dmōiḗn	τὼ δμῳᾱ́ tṑ dmōiā́	τᾱ̀ς δμῳᾱ́ς tā̀s dmōiā́s
Vocative	δμῳή dmōiḗ	δμῳᾱ́ dmōiā́	δμῳαί dmōiaí
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

First declension of δμῳή; δμῳῆς (Epic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	δμῳή dmōiḗ	δμῳᾱ́ dmōiā́	δμῳαί dmōiaí
Genitive	δμῳῆς dmōiês	δμῳαῖν / δμῳαῖῐν / δμῳῇῐν dmōiaî(i)n / dmōiêiin	δμῳᾱ́ων / δμῳέ͜ων / δμῳῶν dmōiā́ōn / dmōié͜ōn / dmōiôn
Dative	δμῳῇ dmōiêi	δμῳαῖν / δμῳαῖῐν / δμῳῇῐν dmōiaî(i)n / dmōiêiin	δμῳῇσῐ / δμῳῇσῐν / δμῳῇς / δμῳαῖς dmōiêisi(n) / dmōiêis / dmōiaîs
Accusative	δμῳήν dmōiḗn	δμῳᾱ́ dmōiā́	δμῳᾱ́ς dmōiā́s
Vocative	δμῳή dmōiḗ	δμῳᾱ́ dmōiā́	δμῳαί dmōiaí
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Coordinate terms

• δμώς (dmṓs)

Further reading

• “δμῳή”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press