Θάλεια

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From θᾰ́λειᾰ (tháleia), from the verb θάλλω (thállō, “to thrive”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /tʰá.leː.a/ → /ˈθa.li.a/ → /ˈθa.li.a/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /tʰá.leː.a/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈtʰa.li.a/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈθa.li.a/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈθa.li.a/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈθa.li.a/

Proper noun

Θᾰ́λειᾰ • (Tháleia) f (genitive Θᾰλείᾱς); first declension

1. (Greek mythology) Thalia, muse of comedy and idyllic poetry.
2. (Greek mythology) Thalia, one of the three Charites (Graces).

Inflection

First declension of ἡ Θᾰ́λειᾰ; τῆς Θᾰλείᾱς (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ἡ Θᾰ́λειᾰ hē Tháleia
Genitive	τῆς Θᾰλείᾱς tês Thaleíās
Dative	τῇ Θᾰλείᾳ têi Thaleíāi
Accusative	τὴν Θᾰ́λειᾰν tḕn Tháleian
Vocative	Θᾰ́λειᾰ Tháleia
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• Latin: Thalia
  • English: Thalia

See also

• (Greek mythology Muses) Muse; Καλλιόπη, Κλειώ, Ἐρατώ, Εὐτέρπη, Μελπομένη, Πολύμνια, Τερψιχόρη, Θάλεια, Οὐρανία

References

• “θάλεια”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press