πάθος

See also: παθός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From παθ- (path-), zero-grade of the root of πᾰ́σχω (páskhō, “I feel, suffer”).^[1] Compare the aorist ἔπαθον (épathon). Related to πένθος (pénthos), as βάθος (báthos) is related to βένθος (bénthos).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /pá.tʰos/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈpa.tʰos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈpa.θos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈpa.θos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈpa.θos/

Noun

πᾰ́θος • (páthos) n (genitive πᾰ́θους or πᾰ́θεος); third declension

Inflection

Third declension of τὸ πᾰ́θος; τοῦ πᾰ́θους (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ πᾰ́θος tò páthos	τὼ πᾰ́θει tṑ páthei	τᾰ̀ πᾰ́θη tà páthē
Genitive	τοῦ πᾰ́θους toû páthous	τοῖν πᾰθοῖν toîn pathoîn	τῶν πᾰθῶν tôn pathôn
Dative	τῷ πᾰ́θει tôi páthei	τοῖν πᾰθοῖν toîn pathoîn	τοῖς πᾰ́θεσῐ / πᾰ́θεσῐν toîs páthesi(n)
Accusative	τὸ πᾰ́θος tò páthos	τὼ πᾰ́θει tṑ páthei	τᾰ̀ πᾰ́θη tà páthē
Vocative	πᾰ́θος páthos	πᾰ́θει páthei	πᾰ́θη páthē
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Third declension of τὸ πᾰ́θος; τοῦ πᾰ́θους (Old Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ πᾰ́θος tò páthos	τὼ πᾰ́θει tṑ páthei	τᾰ̀ πᾰ́θη tà páthē
Genitive	τοῦ πᾰ́θους toû páthous	τοῖν πᾰθοῖν toîn pathoîn	τῶν πᾰθῶν tôn pathôn
Dative	τῷ πᾰ́θει tôi páthei	τοῖν πᾰθοῖν toîn pathoîn	τοῖσῐ / τοῖσῐν πᾰ́θεσῐ / πᾰ́θεσῐν toîsi(n) páthesi(n)
Accusative	τὸ πᾰ́θος tò páthos	τὼ πᾰ́θει tṑ páthei	τᾰ̀ πᾰ́θη tà páthē
Vocative	πᾰ́θος páthos	πᾰ́θει páthei	πᾰ́θη páthē
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Third declension of τὸ πᾰ́θος; τοῦ πᾰ́θεος (Ionic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ πᾰ́θος tò páthos	τὼ πᾰ́θει / πᾰ́θεε tṑ páthei / páthee	τᾰ̀ πᾰ́θεᾰ tà páthea
Genitive	τοῦ πᾰ́θεος / πᾰ́θευς toû pátheos / pátheus	τοῖν πᾰθέοιν toîn pathéoin	τῶν πᾰθέων tôn pathéōn
Dative	τῷ πᾰ́θει / πᾰ́θεῐ̈ tôi páthei / pátheï	τοῖν πᾰθέοιν toîn pathéoin	τοῖσῐ / τοῖσῐν πᾰ́θεσῐ / πᾰ́θεσῐν toîsi(n) páthesi(n)
Accusative	τὸ πᾰ́θος tò páthos	τὼ πᾰ́θει / πᾰ́θεε tṑ páthei / páthee	τᾰ̀ πᾰ́θεᾰ tà páthea
Vocative	πᾰ́θος páthos	πᾰ́θει / πᾰ́θεε páthei / páthee	πᾰ́θεᾰ páthea
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Descendants

→ English: pathos
→ French: pathos
Greek: πάθος (páthos)
→ Russian: па́фос (páfos)
→ Ukrainian: па́тос (pátos), па́фос (páfos)

References

^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “πάθος”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1142

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πάθος (páthos).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpa.θo̞s/
Hyphenation: πά‧θος

Noun

πάθος • (páthos) n (plural πάθη)

pathos
empathy
disease, misfortune, suffering, loss, grief
passion, affection
animosity
grudge
occurrence, accident

Declension

Declension of **πάθος**
	singular	plural
nominative	πάθος (páthos)	πάθη (páthi)
genitive	πάθους (páthous)	παθών (pathón)
accusative	πάθος (páthos)	πάθη (páthi)
vocative	πάθος (páthos)	πάθη (páthi)

Derived terms

παθαίνω (pathaíno, “to suffer”)
-πάθεια f (-pátheia, “disease suffix”)
πάθημα n (páthima, “misfortune, mishap”)
παθητική (pathitikí)
παθητικός (pathitikós, “passive”, adjective)
παθιάζομαι (pathiázomai, “to become passionate”)
παθιάζω (pathiázo)
παθιασμένος (pathiasménos, “impassioned”)
πάσχω (páscho, “to suffer from”)

[1] Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “πάθος”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1142

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