αἴθουσα

Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ǎi̯.tʰuː.sa/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈɛ.tʰu.sa/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈɛ.θu.sa/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈe.θu.sa/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈe.θu.sa/

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Participle

αἴθουσα • (aíthousa)

feminine nominative/vocative singular of αἴθων (aíthōn)

Etymology 2

Traditionally explained as a derivation from αἴθω (aíthō, “to glow”) but this is a folk etymology. Probably the word is from Pre-Greek, due also to the presence of variations.

Noun

αἴθουσᾰ • (aíthousa) f (genitive αἰθούσης); first declension

Inflection

First declension of ἡ αἴθουσᾰ; τῆς αἰθούσης (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ αἴθουσᾰ hē aíthousa	τὼ αἰθούσᾱ tṑ aithoúsā	αἱ αἴθουσαι hai aíthousai
Genitive	τῆς αἰθούσης tês aithoúsēs	τοῖν αἰθούσαιν toîn aithoúsain	τῶν αἰθουσῶν tôn aithousôn
Dative	τῇ αἰθούσῃ têi aithoúsēi	τοῖν αἰθούσαιν toîn aithoúsain	ταῖς αἰθούσαις taîs aithoúsais
Accusative	τὴν αἴθουσᾰν tḕn aíthousan	τὼ αἰθούσᾱ tṑ aithoúsā	τᾱ̀ς αἰθούσᾱς tā̀s aithoúsās
Vocative	αἴθουσᾰ aíthousa	αἰθούσᾱ aithoúsā	αἴθουσαι aíthousai
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Alternative forms

αἰδῶσσα (aidôssa), αἴθουσσα (aíthoussa)

Descendants

→ Greek: αίθουσα (aíthousa)
→ Translingual: Aethusa

αἴθουσα

Contents

Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Participle

Etymology 2

Noun

Inflection

Alternative forms

Descendants

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