δούλη

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

Feminine form of δοῦλος (doûlos, “slave”)

Pronunciation

 

Noun

δούλη • (doúlē) f (genitive δούλης); first declension

  1. female slave

Declension

First declension of ἡ δούλη; τῆς δούλης (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ δούλη
hē doúlē 		τὼ δούλᾱ
tṑ doúlā 		αἱ δοῦλαι
hai doûlai
Genitive τῆς δούλης
tês doúlēs 		τοῖν δούλαιν
toîn doúlain 		τῶν δουλῶν
tôn doulôn
Dative τῇ δούλῃ
têi doúlēi 		τοῖν δούλαιν
toîn doúlain 		ταῖς δούλαις
taîs doúlais
Accusative τὴν δούλην
tḕn doúlēn 		τὼ δούλᾱ
tṑ doúlā 		τᾱ̀ς δούλᾱς
tā̀s doúlās
Vocative δούλη
doúlē 		δούλᾱ
doúlā 		δοῦλαι
doûlai
Notes:

Adjective

δούλη • (doúlē)

  1. feminine nominative/vocative singular of δοῦλος (doûlos)

References

Greek

Etymology

The ancient δούλη (doúlē), used in ecclesiastical or formal phrases. Compare to the modern feminine δούλα (doúla) (with standard modern feminine suffix -α)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈðuli/
  • Hyphenation: δού‧λη

Noun

δούλη • (doúli) f (plural δούλες, masculine δούλος)

  1. (as noun, in ecclesiastic phrases) serving God (literally: slave of God) (female)
    βαπτίζεται η δούλη του Θεού ― vaptízetai i doúli tou Theoú ― the servant of God is baptized
  2. (as adjective, in formal phrases) enslaved
    δούλη χώρα ― doúli chóra ― enslaved country

Declension

Declension of δούλη
singular plural
nominative δούλη (doúli) δούλες (doúles)
genitive δούλης (doúlis) δουλών (doulón)
accusative δούλη (doúli) δούλες (doúles)
vocative δούλη (doúli) δούλες (doúles)

Compare the declension of the modern form δούλα (doúla, “slave”).

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