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Ancient Greek
Etymology
νεφέλη (nephélē) + ἀγείρω (ageírō) + -τα (-ta)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ne.pʰe.lɛː.ɡe.ré.ta/ → /ne.ɸe.li.ʝeˈre.ta/ → /ne.fe.li.ʝeˈre.ta/
Noun
νεφεληγερέτᾰ • (nephelēgeréta) m (genitive νεφεληγερέτᾱο); first declension
- (Epic) cloud-gatherer (epithet of Zeus)
800 BCE – 600 BCE,
Homer,
Odyssey 1.69:
- τὴν δ’ ἀπαμειβόμενος προσέφη νεφεληγερέτα Ζεύς·
- tḕn d’ apameibómenos proséphē nephelēgeréta Zeús;
- In answer, cloud-gatherer Zeus said to her:
- This line, or the same line with τὴν (tḕn, “her”) replaced with τὸν (tòn, “him”), is repeated many times in the Odyssey.
Usage notes
Only the nominative and genitive are used in Homer.
Declension
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