λήθη
See also: Λήθη
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From Proto-Hellenic *lā́tʰā, from Proto-Indo-European *léh₂dʰeh₂, from *leh₂- (“to be concealed”) (whence λανθάνω (lanthánō)).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /lɛ̌ː.tʰɛː/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ˈle̝.tʰe̝/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ˈli.θi/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ˈli.θi/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ˈli.θi/
Noun
λήθη • (lḗthē) f (genitive λήθης); first declension
- oblivion; forgetfulness
Declension
First declension of ἡ λήθη; τῆς λήθης (Attic)
Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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Nominative | ἡ λήθη hē lḗthē | τὼ λήθᾱ tṑ lḗthā | αἱ λῆθαι hai lêthai | ||||||||||
Genitive | τῆς λήθης tês lḗthēs | τοῖν λήθαιν toîn lḗthain | τῶν ληθῶν tôn lēthôn | ||||||||||
Dative | τῇ λήθῃ têi lḗthēi | τοῖν λήθαιν toîn lḗthain | ταῖς λήθαις taîs lḗthais | ||||||||||
Accusative | τὴν λήθην tḕn lḗthēn | τὼ λήθᾱ tṑ lḗthā | τᾱ̀ς λήθᾱς tā̀s lḗthās | ||||||||||
Vocative | λήθη lḗthē | λήθᾱ lḗthā | λῆθαι lêthai | ||||||||||
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Synonyms
- ληθεδών f (lēthedṓn) (poetic)
- λῆθος n (lêthos)
- ληθώ f (lēthṓ)
- λησμοσύνη f (lēsmosúnē)
Related terms
stem ληθ-
- ᾰ̓λήθειᾰ f (alḗtheia) & related words
- ἐκληθάνω (eklēthánō)
- ἐκλήθομαι (eklḗthomai)
- ἐπιλήθης (epilḗthēs)
- ἐπίληθος (epílēthos)
- ἐπιλήθω (epilḗthō)
- καταλήθομαι (katalḗthomai)
- λέληθα (lélētha) & see ληθ- forms of λανθάνω (lanthánō)
- λήθαιος (lḗthaios) / ληθαῖος (lēthaîos)
- ληθάνεμος (lēthánemos)
- ληθάνω (lēthánō)
- ληθαργικός (lēthargikós)
- λήθαργος (lḗthargos)
- ληθεδανός (lēthedanós)
- ληθεδών f (lēthedṓn)
- λήθιος (lḗthios)
- λήθω (lḗthō)
and see λήσμων (lḗsmōn) for λησ- stems & λανθάνω (lanthánō) for λαθ- stems, ληθ- verbal forms.
Descendants
- Greek: λήθη (líthi)
References
- “λήθη”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “λήθη”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “λήθη”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
- λήθη in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- Bauer, Walter et al. (2001) A Greek–English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature, Third edition, Chicago: University of Chicago Press
- λήθη in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
Greek
Etymology
Learnedly, from Ancient Greek λήθη (lḗthē).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈliθi/
- Hyphenation: λή‧θη
- Homophone: λίθοι (líthoi)
Noun
λήθη • (líthi) f (uncountable)
- oblivion
Declension
λήθη
case \\ number | singular |
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nominative | λήθη • |
genitive | λήθης • |
accusative | λήθη • |
vocative | λήθη • |
Synonyms
- αμνησία f (amnisía)
- λησμονιά f (lismoniá)
Antonyms
- ανάμνηση f (anámnisi)
- θύμηση f (thýmisi)
- μνήμη f (mními)
Related terms
stem ληθ-, λησ-
- αλησμόνητος (alismónitos, “unforgettable”)
- άληστος (álistos, “memorable, unforgettable”) (dated)
- αλήθεια f (alítheia, “truth”) & related words
- επιλήσμων (epilísmon)
- ληθαργικός (lithargikós, “lethargic”)
- λήθαργος m (líthargos, “prolonged sleep, lethargy”)
- λησμονιά f (lismoniá, “oblivion”)
- λησμονάω (lismonáo) / λησμονώ (lismonó, “forget”)
- λησμοσύνη f (lismosýni, “oblivion”)
and see: λανθάνω (lantháno) for stems λαθ- λανθ-
Further reading
- λήθη - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.