θεία

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See also: θεῖα

Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

 

Etymology 1

Feminine counterpart of θεῖος (theîos, “uncle”).[1]

Noun

θείᾱ • (theíā) f (genitive θείᾱς); first declension

  1. aunt
Declension
First declension of ἡ θείᾱ; τῆς θείᾱς (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ θείᾱ
hē theíā 		τὼ θείᾱ
tṑ theíā 		αἱ θεῖαι
hai theîai
Genitive τῆς θείᾱς
tês theíās 		τοῖν θείαιν
toîn theíain 		τῶν θειῶν
tôn theiôn
Dative τῇ θείᾳ
têi theíāi 		τοῖν θείαιν
toîn theíain 		ταῖς θείαις
taîs theíais
Accusative τὴν θείᾱν
tḕn theíān 		τὼ θείᾱ
tṑ theíā 		τᾱ̀ς θείᾱς
tā̀s theíās
Vocative θείᾱ
theíā 		θείᾱ
theíā 		θεῖαι
theîai
Notes:
Descendants
  • → Latin: thia

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

θείᾱ • (theíā)

  1. inflection of θεῖος (theîos, “divine”):
    1. nominative/accusative singular feminine
    2. nominative/accusative/vocative dual feminine

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “θεῖος (> DER θεία)”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 537

Further reading

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Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ancient Greek θείᾱ (theíā, “aunt”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈθi.a/
  • Hyphenation: θεί‧α

Noun

θεία • (theía) f (plural θείες, masculine θείος)

  1. aunt (a sister or sister-in-law of a parent)

Declension

Declension of θεία
singular plural
nominative θεία (theía) θείες (theíes)
genitive θείας (theías) θείων (theíon)
accusative θεία (theía) θείες (theíes)
vocative θεία (theía) θείες (theíes)

See also

  • compare with: θεά f (theá, “goddess”)

Adjective

θεία • (theía)

  1. nominative/accusative/vocative feminine singular of θείος (theíos)
  2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural of θείος (theíos)
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