θέρος

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *kʷʰéros, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰéros (“heat; warm weather”, from *gʷʰer- (“warm, hot”) +‎ *-os (action noun suffix)).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

θέρος • (théros) n (genitive θέρους or θέρεος); third declension

  1. heat
  2. summer
    Coordinate terms: ὀπώρα (opṓra), χειμών (kheimṓn), ἔαρ (éar)
  3. harvest, crop

Inflection

Third declension of τὸ θέρος; τοῦ θέρους (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative τὸ θέρος
tò théros 		τὼ θέρει
tṑ thérei 		τᾰ̀ θέρη
tằ thérē
Genitive τοῦ θέρους
toû thérous 		τοῖν θεροῖν
toîn theroîn 		τῶν θερῶν
tôn therôn
Dative τῷ θέρει
tôi thérei 		τοῖν θεροῖν
toîn theroîn 		τοῖς θέρεσῐ / θέρεσῐν
toîs théresĭ(n)
Accusative τὸ θέρος
tò théros 		τὼ θέρει
tṑ thérei 		τᾰ̀ θέρη
tằ thérē
Vocative θέρος
théros 		θέρει
thérei 		θέρη
thérē
Notes:
Third declension of τὸ θέρος; τοῦ θέρεος (Ionic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative τὸ θέρος
tò théros 		τὼ θέρει / θέρεε
tṑ thérei / théree 		τᾰ̀ θέρεᾰ
tằ théreă
Genitive τοῦ θέρεος / θέρευς
toû théreos / théreus 		τοῖν θερέοιν
toîn theréoin 		τῶν θερέων
tôn theréōn
Dative τῷ θέρει / θέρεῐ̈
tôi thérei / théreĭ̈ 		τοῖν θερέοιν
toîn theréoin 		τοῖσῐ / τοῖσῐν θέρεσῐ / θέρεσῐν
toîsĭ(n) théresĭ(n)
Accusative τὸ θέρος
tò théros 		τὼ θέρει / θέρεε
tṑ thérei / théree 		τᾰ̀ θέρεᾰ
tằ théreă
Vocative θέρος
théros 		θέρει / θέρεε
thérei / théree 		θέρεᾰ
théreă
Notes:
  • Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.
Third declension of θέρος; θέρεος (Epic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative θέρος
théros 		θέρει / θέρεε
thérei / théree 		θέρεᾰ
théreă
Genitive θέρεος / θέρευς
théreos / théreus 		θερέοιν
theréoin 		θερέων
theréōn
Dative θέρει / θέρεῐ̈
thérei / théreĭ̈ 		θερέοιν
theréoin 		θέρεσῐ / θέρεσῐν
théresĭ(n)
Accusative θέρος
théros 		θέρει / θέρεε
thérei / théree 		θέρεᾰ
théreă
Vocative θέρος
théros 		θέρει / θέρεε
thérei / théree 		θέρεᾰ
théreă
Notes:
  • Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Derived terms

References

Greek

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈθe.ɾos/
  • Hyphenation: θέ‧ρος

Etymology 1

A borrowing from Ancient Greek θέρος (théros), retaining the neuter gender.

Noun

θέρος • (théros) n (uncountable)

  1. (singular only, formal, sciences) summer, summertime
    Synonym: καλοκαίρι (kalokaíri)
Declension
Declension of θέρος
singular
nominative θέρος (théros)
genitive θέρους (thérous)
accusative θέρος (théros)
vocative θέρος (théros)
Coordinate terms

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek θέρος (théros) with change of gender to masculine.

Noun

θέρος • (théros) m (uncountable)

  1. (singular only) harvest, vintage
  2. (singular only) harvest time
Declension
Declension of θέρος
singular
nominative θέρος (théros)
genitive θέρου (thérou)
accusative θέρο (théro)
vocative θέρε (thére)

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