θεία
See also: θεῖα
Ancient Greek
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /tʰěː.aː/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ˈtʰi.a/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ˈθi.a/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ˈθi.a/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ˈθi.a/
Noun
θείᾱ • (theíā) f (genitive θείᾱς); first declension
- aunt
Declension
First declension of ἡ θείᾱ; τῆς θείᾱς (Attic)
Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||
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Adjective
θείᾱ • (theíā)
- inflection of θεῖος (theîos):
- nominative and accusative singular feminine
- nominative and accusative and vocative dual feminine
Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek θείᾱ (theíā, “aunt”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈθi.a/
- Hyphenation: θεί‧α
Noun
θεία • (theía) f (plural θείες, masculine θείος)
- aunt (a parent’s sister or parent's sister-in-law)
Declension
declension of θεία
singular | plural | |
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nominative | θεία • | θείες • |
genitive | θείας • | θείων • |
accusative | θεία • | θείες • |
vocative | θεία • | θείες • |
Descendants
- Italian: zia
- Portuguese: tia
- Spanish: tía
See also
- θεά f (theá, “goddess”)