σιωπή
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See also: σιωπῇ
Ancient Greek
Etymology
Probably of non-Indo-European (Pre-Greek substrate) origin, due to the alternating forms σιωπ- and σωπ-. Superficially resembles σιγή (sigḗ, “silence”), but probably not related; Proto-Germanic *swībaną (“to suspend, stop, finish”) is also likely not related.[1]
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /si.ɔː.pɛ̌ː/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /si.oˈpe̝/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /si.oˈpi/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /si.oˈpi/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /si.oˈpi/
Noun
σῐωπή • (sĭōpḗ) f (genitive σῐωπῆς); first declension
Inflection
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ἡ σῐωπή hē sĭōpḗ |
τὼ σῐωπᾱ́ tṑ sĭōpā́ |
αἱ σῐωπαί hai sĭōpaí | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τῆς σῐωπῆς tês sĭōpês |
τοῖν σῐωπαῖν toîn sĭōpaîn |
τῶν σῐωπῶν tôn sĭōpôn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῇ σῐωπῇ têi sĭōpêi |
τοῖν σῐωπαῖν toîn sĭōpaîn |
ταῖς σῐωπαῖς taîs sĭōpaîs | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὴν σῐωπήν tḕn sĭōpḗn |
τὼ σῐωπᾱ́ tṑ sĭōpā́ |
τᾱ̀ς σῐωπᾱ́ς tā̀s sĭōpā́s | ||||||||||
| Vocative | σῐωπή sĭōpḗ |
σῐωπᾱ́ sĭōpā́ |
σῐωπαί sĭōpaí | ||||||||||
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Derived terms
References
- ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “σιωπάω (> DER σιωπή)”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1338
Further reading
- “σιωπή”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- σιωπή in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- σιωπή in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
- hush idem, page 412.
- peace idem, page 600.
- quiet idem, page 667.
- reticence idem, page 706.
- secrecy idem, page 747.
- secretiveness idem, page 747.
- silence idem, page 775.
- stillness idem, page 817.
- taciturnity idem, page 851.
Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek σιωπή (siōpḗ).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -i
Noun
σιωπή • (siopí) f (plural σιωπές)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | σιωπή (siopí) | σιωπές (siopés) |
| genitive | σιωπής (siopís) | σιωπών (siopón) |
| accusative | σιωπή (siopí) | σιωπές (siopés) |
| vocative | σιωπή (siopí) | σιωπές (siopés) |
Further reading
σιωπή on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
