ἄτη

ἄτη

See also: Ἄτη and Ἄτῃ

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• ἄτᾱ (átā) – Doric

Etymology

Related to ἀάω (aáō, “I hurt or damage the mind”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /á.tɛː/ → /ˈa.ti/ → /ˈa.ti/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /á.tɛː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈa.te/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈa.ti/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈa.ti/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈa.ti/

Noun

ἄτη • (átē) f (genitive ἄτης); first declension

1. disaster, misfortune, ruin
2. delusion, folly
3. error, fault, mischief

Inflection

First declension of ἡ ἄτη; τῆς ἄτης (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ ἄτη hē átē	τὼ ἄτᾱ tṑ átā	αἱ ἄται hai átai
Genitive	τῆς ἄτης tês átēs	τοῖν ἄταιν toîn átain	τῶν ἀτῶν tôn atôn
Dative	τῇ ἄτῃ têi átēi	τοῖν ἄταιν toîn átain	ταῖς ἄταις taîs átais
Accusative	τὴν ἄτην tḕn átēn	τὼ ἄτᾱ tṑ átā	τᾱ̀ς ἄτᾱς tā̀s átās
Vocative	ἄτη átē	ἄτᾱ átā	ἄται átai
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

• Ἄτη (Átē)