Τειρεσίας

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

Probably from Ancient Greek τείρεα (teírea, “celestial sign”), a variant of τέρας (téras, “divine sign, omen, marvel, wonder”).

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Τειρεσῐ́ᾱς • (Teiresíās) m (genitive Τειρεσῐ́ου); first declension

  1. Tiresias

Inflection

First declension of ὁ Τειρεσῐ́ᾱς; τοῦ Τειρεσῐ́ου (Attic)
Case / # Singular
Nominative ὁ Τειρεσῐ́ᾱς
ho Teiresíās
Genitive τοῦ Τειρεσῐ́ου
toû Teiresíou
Dative τῷ Τειρεσῐ́ᾳ
tôi Teiresíāi
Accusative τὸν Τειρεσῐ́ᾱν
tòn Teiresíān
Vocative Τειρεσῐ́ᾱ
Teiresíā
Notes:
First declension of Τειρεσῐ́ᾱς; Τειρεσῐ́ᾱο (Epic)
Case / # Singular
Nominative Τειρεσῐ́ᾱς
Teiresíās
Genitive Τειρεσῐ́ᾱο / Τειρεσῐέ͜ω / Τειρεσῐ́ω
Teiresíāo / Teiresié͜ō / Teiresíō
Dative Τειρεσῐ́ᾳ
Teiresíāi
Accusative Τειρεσῐ́ᾱν
Teiresíān
Vocative Τειρεσῐ́ᾱ
Teiresíā
Notes:
  • Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Descendants

References

  • “Τειρεσίας”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
  • Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,028
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