πότνια

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *pótnia, from Proto-Indo-European *pótnih₂. Cognate with Mycenaean Greek 𐀡𐀴𐀛𐀊 (po-ti-ni-ja), Sanskrit पत्नी (patnī, “mistress, wife”), Lithuanian pati (“wife”).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

πότνιᾰ • (pótnia) f (genitive ποτνίᾱς); first declension

  1. mistress, lady
    Πότνια θηρῶν ― Pótnia thērôn ― Lady of the animals

Inflection

First declension of ἡ πότνιᾰ; τῆς ποτνίᾱς (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ πότνιᾰ
hē pótnia 		τὼ ποτνίᾱ
tṑ potníā 		αἱ πότνιαι
hai pótniai
Genitive τῆς ποτνίᾱς
tês potníās 		τοῖν ποτνίαιν
toîn potníain 		τῶν ποτνιῶν
tôn potniôn
Dative τῇ ποτνίᾳ
têi potníāi 		τοῖν ποτνίαιν
toîn potníain 		ταῖς ποτνίαις
taîs potníais
Accusative τὴν πότνιᾰν
tḕn pótnian 		τὼ ποτνίᾱ
tṑ potníā 		τᾱ̀ς ποτνίᾱς
tā̀s potníās
Vocative πότνιᾰ
pótnia 		ποτνίᾱ
potníā 		πότνιαι
pótniai
Notes:
  • An alternative vocative form is πότνα (pótna).

References

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