Νειλώτης

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Νεῖλος (Neîlos) +‎ -ώτης (-ṓtēs).

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

Νειλώτης • (Neilṓtēs) m (feminine Νειλῶτις, neuter —); first/third declension

  1. in or on the Nile
    • 525 BCE – 455 BCE, Aeschylus, Prometheus Bound 813–815 :
      οὗτός σ’ ὁδώσει τὴν τρίγωνον ἐς χθόνα
      Νειλῶτιν, οὗ δὴ τὴν μακρὰν ἀποικίαν,
      Ἰοῖ, πέπρωται σοί τε καὶ τέκνοις κτίσαι
      hoûtós s’ hodṓsei tḕn trígōnon es khthóna
      Neilôtin, hoû dḕ tḕn makràn apoikían,
      Ioî, péprōtai soí te kaì téknois ktísai
      • 1926 translation by Herbert Weir Smyth
        He will conduct you on your way to the three-angled land of the Nile, where, at last, it is ordained for you, O Io, and for your children to found your far-off colony.

Declension

Only attested in the masculine and feminine.

First declension of ὁ Νειλώτης; τοῦ Νειλώτου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ Νειλώτης
ho Neilṓtēs 		τὼ Νειλώτᾱ
tṑ Neilṓtā 		οἱ Νειλῶται
hoi Neilôtai
Genitive τοῦ Νειλώτου
toû Neilṓtou 		τοῖν Νειλώταιν
toîn Neilṓtain 		τῶν Νειλωτῶν
tôn Neilōtôn
Dative τῷ Νειλώτῃ
tôi Neilṓtēi 		τοῖν Νειλώταιν
toîn Neilṓtain 		τοῖς Νειλώταις
toîs Neilṓtais
Accusative τὸν Νειλώτην
tòn Neilṓtēn 		τὼ Νειλώτᾱ
tṑ Neilṓtā 		τοὺς Νειλώτᾱς
toùs Neilṓtās
Vocative Νειλῶτᾰ
Neilôta 		Νειλώτᾱ
Neilṓtā 		Νειλῶται
Neilôtai
Notes:
Third declension of ἡ Νειλῶτῐς; τῆς Νειλώτεως (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ Νειλῶτῐς
hē Neilôtis 		τὼ Νειλώτει
tṑ Neilṓtei 		αἱ Νειλώτεις
hai Neilṓteis
Genitive τῆς Νειλώτεως
tês Neilṓteōs 		τοῖν Νειλωτέοιν
toîn Neilōtéoin 		τῶν Νειλώτεων
tôn Neilṓteōn
Dative τῇ Νειλώτει
têi Neilṓtei 		τοῖν Νειλωτέοιν
toîn Neilōtéoin 		ταῖς Νειλώτεσῐ / Νειλώτεσῐν
taîs Neilṓtesi(n)
Accusative τὴν Νειλῶτῐν
tḕn Neilôtin 		τὼ Νειλώτει
tṑ Neilṓtei 		τᾱ̀ς Νειλώτεις
tā̀s Neilṓteis
Vocative Νειλῶτῐ
Neilôti 		Νειλώτει
Neilṓtei 		Νειλώτεις
Neilṓteis
Notes:

Descendants

  • →⇒ Latin: Nīlōticus
    • → Catalan: nilòtic
    • → English: Nilotic

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