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Ancient Greek
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Hellenic *tʰáwā, from the root of θεάομαι (theáomai) and θαῦμα (thaûma).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tʰé.aː/ → /ˈθe.a/ → /ˈθe.a/
Noun
θέᾱ • (théā) f (genitive θέᾱς); first declension
- view, sight
Declension
Derived terms
Further reading
- “θέα”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “θέα”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- θέα in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
- contemplation idem, page 166.
- exhibition idem, page 291.
- prospect idem, page 653.
- scene idem, page 738.
- scenery idem, page 738.
- show idem, page 770.
- sight idem, page 774.
- spectacle idem, page 800.
- view idem, page 951.
- vision idem, page 954.
Greek
Noun
θέα • (théa) f (plural θέες)
- view, sight
Declension
declension of θέα
| case \ number
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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θέα •
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θέες •
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| genitive
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θέας •
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—
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| accusative
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θέα •
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θέες •
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| vocative
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θέα •
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θέες •
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| The plural form is rare and omitted by some dictionaries.
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Related terms
- see: θέατρο n (théatro, “theatre”)
See also