-άδης

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Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

Parallel to -ίδης (-ídēs), presumably masculine -ης (-ēs) appended to adjective -άς (-ás, “of, pertaining to”).

Pronunciation

 

Suffix

-άδης • (-ádēs) m (genitive -άδου); first declension

  1. Suffix added to a father's name to form a masculine patronymic: son of

Declension

First declension of -ᾰ́δης; -ᾰ́δου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative -ᾰ́δης
-ắdēs 		-ᾰ́δᾱ
-ắdā 		-ᾰ́δαι
-ắdai
Genitive -ᾰ́δου
-ắdou 		-ᾰ́δαιν
-ắdain 		-ᾰδῶν
-ădôn
Dative -ᾰ́δῃ
-ắdēi 		-ᾰ́δαιν
-ắdain 		-ᾰ́δαις
-ắdais
Accusative -ᾰ́δην
-ắdēn 		-ᾰ́δᾱ
-ắdā 		-ᾰ́δᾱς
-ắdās
Vocative -ᾰ́δη
-ắdē 		-ᾰ́δᾱ
-ắdā 		-ᾰ́δαι
-ắdai
Notes:
First declension of -ᾰ́δης; -ᾰ́δᾱο (Epic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative -ᾰ́δης
-ắdēs 		-ᾰ́δᾱ
-ắdā 		-ᾰ́δαι
-ắdai
Genitive -ᾰ́δᾱο / -ᾰ́δε͜ω / -ᾰ́δω
-ắdāo / -ắde͜ō / -ắdō 		-ᾰ́δαιν / -ᾰ́δαιῐν / -ᾰ́δῃῐν
-ắdai(ĭ)n / -ắdēiĭn 		-ᾰδᾱ́ων / -ᾰδέ͜ων / -ᾰδῶν
-ădā́ōn / -ădé͜ōn / -ădôn
Dative -ᾰ́δῃ
-ắdēi 		-ᾰ́δαιν / -ᾰ́δαιῐν / -ᾰ́δῃῐν
-ắdai(ĭ)n / -ắdēiĭn 		-ᾰ́δῃσῐ / -ᾰ́δῃσῐν / -ᾰ́δῃς / -ᾰ́δαις
-ắdēisĭ(n) / -ắdēis / -ắdais
Accusative -ᾰ́δην
-ắdēn 		-ᾰ́δᾱ
-ắdā 		-ᾰ́δᾱς
-ắdās
Vocative -ᾰ́δη
-ắdē 		-ᾰ́δᾱ
-ắdā 		-ᾰ́δαι
-ắdai
Notes:
  • Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.
First declension of -ᾰ́δης; -ᾰ́δεω (Ionic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative -ᾰ́δης
-ắdēs 		-ᾰ́δᾱ
-ắdā 		-ᾰ́δαι
-ắdai
Genitive -ᾰ́δεω / -ᾰ́δω
-ắdeō / -ắdō 		-ᾰ́δαιν
-ắdain 		-ᾰδέων / -ᾰδῶν
-ădéōn / -ădôn
Dative -ᾰ́δῃ
-ắdēi 		-ᾰ́δαιν
-ắdain 		-ᾰ́δῃσῐ / -ᾰ́δῃσῐν
-ắdēisĭ(n)
Accusative -ᾰ́δην
-ắdēn 		-ᾰ́δᾱ
-ắdā 		-ᾰ́δᾱς
-ắdās
Vocative -ᾰ́δη
-ắdē 		-ᾰ́δᾱ
-ắdā 		-ᾰ́δαι
-ắdai
Notes:
  • Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Derived terms

Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -άδης

Further reading

  • Smyth, Herbert Weir (1920) “Part III: Formation of Words”, in A Greek grammar for colleges, Cambridge: American Book Company, § 845
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