γενέτας

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• γενέτωρ (genétōr)
• γενέτης (genétēs) — Attic, Ionic

Etymology

From the root of γίγνομαι (gígnomai, “to be born”) +‎ -τᾱς (-tās, agentive suffix).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ɡe.né.taːs/ → /ʝeˈne.tas/ → /ʝeˈne.tas/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ɡe.né.taːs/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ɡeˈne.tas/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ʝeˈne.tas/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ʝeˈne.tas/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ʝeˈne.tas/

Noun

γενέτᾱς • (genétās) m (genitive γενέτᾱ); first declension (Epic, Aeolic, Doric)

1. begetter, ancestor, father
   • c. 408 BCE, Euripides, Orestes, 982–1012, lines 1007–1012:

     θανάτους θανάτων τά τ’ ἐπώνυμα δεῖπνα Θυέστου λέκτρα τε Κρήσσας Ἀερόπας δολίας δολίοισι γάμοις: τὰ πανύστατα δ’ εἰς ἐμὲ καὶ γενέταν ἐμὸν ἤλυθε δόμων πολυπόνοις ἀνάγκαις.

     thanátous thanátōn tá t’ epṓnuma deîpna Thuéstou léktra te Krḗssas Aerópas dolías dolíoisi gámois: tà panústata d’ eis emè kaì genétan emòn ḗluthe dómōn polupónois anánkais.

     Death for death both at the banquet to which Thyestes gave his name and in the marriage-bed of Aerope of Crete devious in her deceitful marriage; but alas the end has come unto me and my father with anguished afflictions upon our house.

Inflection

First declension of ὁ γενέτᾱς; τοῦ γενέτᾱο (Epic, Aeolic, Doric)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ γενέτᾱς ho genétās	τὼ γενέτᾱ tṑ genétā	τοὶ γενέται toì genétai
Genitive	τοῦ γενέτᾱο / γενέτᾱ toû genétāo / genétā	τοῖν γενέταιν toîn genétain	τῶν γενετᾱ́ων / γενετᾶν tôn genetā́ōn / genetân
Dative	τῷ γενέτᾳ tôi genétāi	τοῖν γενέταιν toîn genétain	τοῖς γενέταις toîs genétais
Accusative	τὸν γενέτᾱν tòn genétān	τὼ γενέτᾱ tṑ genétā	τοὺς γενέτᾱς toùs genétās
Vocative	γενέτᾱ genétā	γενέτᾱ genétā	γενέται genétai
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Noun

γενέτᾱς • (genétās) f (Doric, Aeolic)

1. genitive singular of γενέτᾱ (genétā, “the hour of birth”)