ἴτυς

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See also: Ἴτυς

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From a previous form ϝίτυς (wítus), from Proto-Hellenic *wítus, that proves a derivation from Proto-Indo-European *weh₁y- (“to twist, to twine”). Cognate with Latin vitus (“felloe”), Ancient Greek ἰτέα (itéa, “willow”), ἶρις (îris, “rainbow”), οἶσος (oîsos, “withy”), Albanian vithe.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ἴτῠς • (ítŭs) f (genitive ἴτῠος); third declension

  1. felloe of a wheel
  2. rim of a shield
    1. the shield itself

Inflection

Third declension of ἡ ῐ̓́τῠς; τῆς ῐ̓́τῠος (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ ῐ̓́τῠς
hē ĭ́tŭs 		τὼ ῐ̓́τῠε
tṑ ĭ́tŭe 		αἱ ῐ̓́τῠες
hai ĭ́tŭes
Genitive τῆς ῐ̓́τῠος
tês ĭ́tŭos 		τοῖν ῐ̓τῠ́οιν
toîn ĭtŭ́oin 		τῶν ῐ̓τῠ́ων
tôn ĭtŭ́ōn
Dative τῇ ῐ̓́τῠῐ̈ / ῐ̓́τυι
têi ĭ́tŭĭ̈ / ĭ́tui 		τοῖν ῐ̓τῠ́οιν
toîn ĭtŭ́oin 		ταῖς ῐ̓́τῠσῐ / ῐ̓́τῠσῐν
taîs ĭ́tŭsĭ(n)
Accusative τὴν ῐ̓́τῠν
tḕn ĭ́tŭn 		τὼ ῐ̓́τῠε
tṑ ĭ́tŭe 		τᾱ̀ς ῐ̓́τῡς / ῐ̓́τῠᾰς
tā̀s ĭ́tūs / ĭ́tŭăs
Vocative ῐ̓́τῠ
ĭ́tŭ 		ῐ̓́τῠε
ĭ́tŭe 		ῐ̓́τῠες
ĭ́tŭes
Notes:

References

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