ἦθος

Ancient Greek

Expanded form of ἔθος (éthos). Cognate with Sanskrit स्वधा (svadhā́, “habit, custom”).^[1]

ἦθος • (êthos) n (genitive ἤθους); third declension

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ ἦθος tò êthos	τὼ ἤθει tṑ ḗthei	τᾰ̀ ἤθη tà ḗthē
Genitive	τοῦ ἤθους toû ḗthous	τοῖν ἠθοῖν toîn ēthoîn	τῶν ἠθῶν tôn ēthôn
Dative	τῷ ἤθει tôi ḗthei	τοῖν ἠθοῖν toîn ēthoîn	τοῖς ἤθεσῐ / ἤθεσῐν toîs ḗthesi(n)
Accusative	τὸ ἦθος tò êthos	τὼ ἤθει tṑ ḗthei	τᾰ̀ ἤθη tà ḗthē
Vocative	ἦθος êthos	ἤθει ḗthei	ἤθη ḗthē
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἦθος êthos	ἤθει / ἤθεε ḗthei / ḗthee	ἤθεᾰ ḗthea
Genitive	ἤθεος / ἤθευς ḗtheos / ḗtheus	ἠθέοιν ēthéoin	ἠθέων ēthéōn
Dative	ἤθει / ἤθεῐ̈ ḗthei / ḗtheï	ἠθέοιν ēthéoin	ἤθεσῐ / ἤθεσῐν ḗthesi(n)
Accusative	ἦθος êthos	ἤθει / ἤθεε ḗthei / ḗthee	ἤθεᾰ ḗthea
Vocative	ἦθος êthos	ἤθει / ἤθεε ḗthei / ḗthee	ἤθεᾰ ḗthea
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ ἦθος tò êthos	τὼ ἤθει / ἤθεε tṑ ḗthei / ḗthee	τᾰ̀ ἤθεᾰ tà ḗthea
Genitive	τοῦ ἤθεος / ἤθευς toû ḗtheos / ḗtheus	τοῖν ἠθέοιν toîn ēthéoin	τῶν ἠθέων tôn ēthéōn
Dative	τῷ ἤθει / ἤθεῐ̈ tôi ḗthei / ḗtheï	τοῖν ἠθέοιν toîn ēthéoin	τοῖσῐ / τοῖσῐν ἤθεσῐ / ἤθεσῐν toîsi(n) ḗthesi(n)
Accusative	τὸ ἦθος tò êthos	τὼ ἤθει / ἤθεε tṑ ḗthei / ḗthee	τᾰ̀ ἤθεᾰ tà ḗthea
Vocative	ἦθος êthos	ἤθει / ἤθεε ḗthei / ḗthee	ἤθεᾰ ḗthea
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ἦθος”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 511

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- behaviour idem, page 71.
- caprice idem, page 112.
- character idem, page 125.
- conduct idem, page 157.
- demeanour idem, page 209.
- disposition idem, page 237.
- habit idem, page 380.
- humour idem, page 410.
- idiosyncrasy idem, page 413.
- mood idem, page 540.
- nature idem, page 552.
- part idem, page 593.
- temper idem, page 859.
- temperament idem, page 860.
- whim idem, page 976.