δευτήρ

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From δεύω (deúō, “to wet, drench; knead up”) +‎ -τήρ (-tḗr).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /deu̯.tɛ̌ːr/ → /ðeɸˈtir/ → /ðefˈtir/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /deu̯.tɛ̌ːr/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /dewˈte̝r/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ðeɸˈtir/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ðefˈtir/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ðefˈtir/

Noun

δευτήρ • (deutḗr) m (genitive δευτῆρος); third declension

1. kettle, cauldron

   Synonym: λέβης (lébēs)

Declension

Third declension of ὁ δευτήρ; τοῦ δευτῆρος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ δευτήρ ho deutḗr	τὼ δευτῆρε tṑ deutêre	οἱ δευτῆρες hoi deutêres
Genitive	τοῦ δευτῆρος toû deutêros	τοῖν δευτήροιν toîn deutḗroin	τῶν δευτήρων tôn deutḗrōn
Dative	τῷ δευτῆρῐ tôi deutêri	τοῖν δευτήροιν toîn deutḗroin	τοῖς δευτῆρσῐ / δευτῆρσῐν toîs deutêrsi(n)
Accusative	τὸν δευτῆρᾰ tòn deutêra	τὼ δευτῆρε tṑ deutêre	τοὺς δευτῆρᾰς toùs deutêras
Vocative	δευτήρ deutḗr	δευτῆρε deutêre	δευτῆρες deutêres
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Further reading

• “δευτήρ”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• δευτήρ in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• δευτήρ in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)