Μῆτις

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *mḗtis, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₁tis (“measurement”), from Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- (“to measure”).

Cognate with Old English mǣþ. Apparently an Aeolic or Doric form, as the Attic-Ionic form would have been *Μῆσις (*Mêsis).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

Μῆτῐς • (Mêtĭs) f (genitive Μήτῐος or Μήτῐδος); third declension (poetic)

  1. (Greek mythology) Metis (Oceanid)
  2. skill
  3. counsel
  4. plan

Declension

Third declension of Μῆτῐς; Μήτῐος (Epic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative Μῆτῐς
Mêtĭs 		Μήτῐε
Mḗtĭe 		Μήτῐες / Μήτηες
Mḗtĭes / Mḗtēes
Genitive Μήτῐος / Μήτηος
Mḗtĭos / Mḗtēos 		Μητῐ́οιῐν
Mētĭ́oiĭn 		Μητῐ́ων
Mētĭ́ōn
Dative Μήτῐῐ / Μήτῑ / Μήτηῐ̈ / Μήτει
Mḗtĭĭ / Mḗtī / Mḗtēĭ̈ / Mḗtei 		Μητῐ́οιῐν
Mētĭ́oiĭn 		Μητῐ́εσσῐ / Μητῐ́εσσῐν / Μήτεσῐ / Μήτεσῐν / Μήτῐσῐ / Μήτῐσῐν
Mētĭ́essĭ(n) / Mḗtesĭ(n) / Mḗtĭsĭ(n)
Accusative Μῆτῐν
Mêtĭn 		Μήτῐε
Mḗtĭe 		Μήτῐᾰς / Μήτηᾰς / Μήτῑς
Mḗtĭăs / Mḗtēăs / Mḗtīs
Vocative Μῆτῐ
Mêtĭ 		Μήτῐε
Mḗtĭe 		Μήτῐες / Μήτηες
Mḗtĭes / Mḗtēes
Notes:
  • Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.
Third declension of Μῆτῐς; Μήτῐδος (Epic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative Μῆτῐς
Mêtĭs 		Μήτῐδε
Mḗtĭde 		Μήτῐδες
Mḗtĭdes
Genitive Μήτῐδος
Mḗtĭdos 		Μητῐ́δοιῐν
Mētĭ́doiĭn 		Μητῐ́δων
Mētĭ́dōn
Dative Μήτῐδῐ
Mḗtĭdĭ 		Μητῐ́δοιῐν
Mētĭ́doiĭn 		Μήτῐσῐ / Μήτῐσῐν / Μητῐ́δεσσῐ / Μητῐ́δεσσῐν / Μητῐ́δεσῐ / Μητῐ́δεσῐν
Mḗtĭsĭ(n) / Mētĭ́dessĭ(n) / Mētĭ́desĭ(n)
Accusative Μήτῐδᾰ
Mḗtĭdă 		Μήτῐδε
Mḗtĭde 		Μήτῐδᾰς
Mḗtĭdăs
Vocative Μῆτῐς
Mêtĭs 		Μήτῐδε
Mḗtĭde 		Μήτῐδες
Mḗtĭdes
Notes:
  • Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.
  • Nominative singular -ς (-s) arose by reduction of the original cluster *-ds.
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