Ὀρεστεία

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Ὀρέστης (Oréstēs, “Orestes”) +‎ -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /o.res.těː.aː/ → /o.resˈti.a/ → /o.resˈti.a/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /o.res.těː.aː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /o.resˈti.a/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /o.resˈti.a/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /o.resˈti.a/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /o.resˈti.a/

Proper noun

Ὀρεστείᾱ • (Oresteíā) f (genitive Ὀρεστείᾱς); first declension

1. Orestes, an ancient Greek tragedy play

Inflection

First declension of ἡ Ὀρεστείᾱ; τῆς Ὀρεστείᾱς (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ἡ Ὀρεστείᾱ hē Oresteíā
Genitive	τῆς Ὀρεστείᾱς tês Oresteíās
Dative	τῇ Ὀρεστείᾳ têi Oresteíāi
Accusative	τὴν Ὀρεστείᾱν tḕn Oresteíān
Vocative	Ὀρεστείᾱ Oresteíā
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Related terms

• Ὀρέστειος (Orésteios)

Descendants

• Greek: Ορεστεία (Oresteía)
• Italian: Orestea
• Sicilian: Aristìa, Uristìa

References

• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,019