γόης

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From γοάω (goáō, “to groan, wail”) +‎ -ης (-ēs).[1]

Pronunciation

 

Noun

γόης • (góēs) m (genitive γόητος); third declension

  1. sorcerer, wizard
    Synonyms: μᾰ́γος (mắgos), φᾰρμᾰκεύς (phărmăkeús)
  2. juggler, cheat

Inflection

Third declension of ὁ γόης; τοῦ γόητος (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ γόης
ho góēs 		τὼ γόητε
tṑ góēte 		οἱ γόητες
hoi góētes
Genitive τοῦ γόητος
toû góētos 		τοῖν γοήτοιν
toîn goḗtoin 		τῶν γοήτων
tôn goḗtōn
Dative τῷ γόητῐ
tôi góētĭ 		τοῖν γοήτοιν
toîn goḗtoin 		τοῖς γόησῐ / γόησῐν
toîs góēsĭ(n)
Accusative τὸν γόητᾰ
tòn góētă 		τὼ γόητε
tṑ góēte 		τοὺς γόητᾰς
toùs góētăs
Vocative γόης
góēs 		γόητε
góēte 		γόητες
góētes
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References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “γοάω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 280-1

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