Ἀλθαία
Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word Ἀλθαία. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word Ἀλθαία, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say Ἀλθαία in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word Ἀλθαία you have here. The definition of the word Ἀλθαία will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofἈλθαία, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
See also: ἀλθαία
Ancient Greek
Alternative forms
- Ἀλθαίη (Althaíē)
Etymology
From ἀλθαίνω (althaínō, “marsh mallow”) + -ᾱ (-ā).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /al.tʰǎi̯.aː/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /alˈtʰɛ.a/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /alˈθɛ.a/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /alˈθe.a/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /alˈθe.a/
Proper noun
Ἀλθαίᾱ • (Althaíā) f (genitive Ἀλθαίᾱς); first declension
Inflection
| Case / # | Singular | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ἡ Ἀλθαίᾱ hē Althaíā | ||||||||||||
| Genitive | τῆς Ἀλθαίᾱς tês Althaíās | ||||||||||||
| Dative | τῇ Ἀλθαίᾳ têi Althaíāi | ||||||||||||
| Accusative | τὴν Ἀλθαίᾱν tḕn Althaíān | ||||||||||||
| Vocative | Ἀλθαίᾱ Althaíā | ||||||||||||
| Notes: |
| ||||||||||||
Derived terms
- ἀλθαίᾱ (althaíā)
Descendants
- Catalan: Altea
- English: Althaea, Althea
- Greek: Αλθαία (Althaía)
- Latin: Althaea
- Spanish: Altea
- Translingual: Althaea
References
- “Ἀλθαία”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
- Ἀλθαία in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,000