Πλειάς
Ancient Greek
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /pleː.ás/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /pliˈas/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /pliˈas/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /pliˈas/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /pliˈas/
Proper noun
Πλειᾰ́ς • (Pleiás) f (genitive Πλειᾰ́δος); third declension
- one of the Pleiades; a Pleiad
Inflection
Third declension of ἡ Πλειᾰ́ς; τῆς Πλειᾰ́δος (Attic)
Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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Nominative | ἡ Πλειᾰ́ς hē Pleiás | τὼ Πλειᾰ́δε tṑ Pleiáde | αἱ Πλειᾰ́δες hai Pleiádes | ||||||||||
Genitive | τῆς Πλειᾰ́δος tês Pleiádos | τοῖν Πλειᾰ́δοιν toîn Pleiádoin | τῶν Πλειᾰ́δων tôn Pleiádōn | ||||||||||
Dative | τῇ Πλειᾰ́δῐ têi Pleiádi | τοῖν Πλειᾰ́δοιν toîn Pleiádoin | ταῖς Πλειᾰ́σῐ / Πλειᾰ́σῐν taîs Pleiási(n) | ||||||||||
Accusative | τὴν Πλειᾰ́δᾰ tḕn Pleiáda | τὼ Πλειᾰ́δε tṑ Pleiáde | τᾱ̀ς Πλειᾰ́δᾰς tā̀s Pleiádas | ||||||||||
Vocative | Πλειᾰ́ς Pleiás | Πλειᾰ́δε Pleiáde | Πλειᾰ́δες Pleiádes | ||||||||||
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Descendants
- English: Pleiad, Pleiades
- Greek: Πλειάς (Pleiás)
- Latin: Pleias
References
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,022