Θάλεια
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From θᾰ́λειᾰ (tháleia), from the verb θάλλω (thállō, “to thrive”).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /tʰá.leː.a/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ˈtʰa.li.a/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ˈθa.li.a/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ˈθa.li.a/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ˈθa.li.a/
Proper noun
Θᾰ́λειᾰ • (Tháleia) f (genitive Θᾰλείᾱς); first declension
- (Greek mythology) Thalia, muse of comedy and idyllic poetry
Inflection
First declension of ἡ Θᾰ́λειᾰ; τῆς Θᾰλείᾱς (Attic)
Case / # | Singular | ||||||||||||
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Nominative | ἡ Θᾰ́λειᾰ hē Tháleia | ||||||||||||
Genitive | τῆς Θᾰλείᾱς tês Thaleíās | ||||||||||||
Dative | τῇ Θᾰλείᾳ têi Thaleíāi | ||||||||||||
Accusative | τὴν Θᾰ́λειᾰν tḕn Tháleian | ||||||||||||
Vocative | Θᾰ́λειᾰ Tháleia | ||||||||||||
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Descendants
- Latin: Thalia
- English: Thalia
See also
- (Greek mythology Muses) Muse; Καλλιόπη, Κλειώ, Ἐρατώ, Εὐτέρπη, Μελπομένη, Πολύμνια, Τερψιχόρη, Θάλεια, Οὐρανία
References
- “θάλεια”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press