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 • (Mêtis) 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
Mêtis 		Μήτῐε
Mḗtie 		Μήτῐες / Μήτηες
Mḗties / Mḗtēes
Genitive Μήτῐος / Μήτηος
Mḗtios / Mḗtēos 		Μητῐ́οιῐν
Mētíoiin 		Μητῐ́ων
Mētíōn
Dative Μήτῐῐ / Μήτῑ / Μήτηῐ̈ / Μήτει
Mḗtii / Mḗtī / Mḗtēï / Mḗtei 		Μητῐ́οιῐν
Mētíoiin 		Μητῐ́εσσῐ / Μητῐ́εσσῐν / Μήτεσῐ / Μήτεσῐν / Μήτῐσῐ / Μήτῐσῐν
Mētíessi(n) / Mḗtesi(n) / Mḗtisi(n)
Accusative Μῆτῐν
Mêtin 		Μήτῐε
Mḗtie 		Μήτῐᾰς / Μήτηᾰς / Μήτῑς
Mḗtias / Mḗtēas / Mḗtīs
Vocative Μῆτῐ
Mêti 		Μήτῐε
Mḗtie 		Μήτῐες / Μήτηες
Mḗties / 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
Mêtis 		Μήτῐδε
Mḗtide 		Μήτῐδες
Mḗtides
Genitive Μήτῐδος
Mḗtidos 		Μητῐ́δοιῐν
Mētídoiin 		Μητῐ́δων
Mētídōn
Dative Μήτῐδῐ
Mḗtidi 		Μητῐ́δοιῐν
Mētídoiin 		Μήτῐσῐ / Μήτῐσῐν / Μητῐ́δεσσῐ / Μητῐ́δεσσῐν / Μητῐ́δεσῐ / Μητῐ́δεσῐν
Mḗtisi(n) / Mētídessi(n) / Mētídesi(n)
Accusative Μήτῐδᾰ
Mḗtida 		Μήτῐδε
Mḗtide 		Μήτῐδᾰς
Mḗtidas
Vocative Μῆτῐς
Mêtis 		Μήτῐδε
Mḗtide 		Μήτῐδες
Mḗtides
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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