γηθόσυνος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From γηθέω (gēthéō, “to rejoice, exult”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ɡɛː.tʰó.sy.nos/ → /ʝiˈθo.sy.nos/ → /ʝiˈθo.si.nos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ɡɛː.tʰó.sy.nos/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ɡe̝ˈtʰo.sy.nos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ʝiˈθo.sy.nos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ʝiˈθo.sy.nos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ʝiˈθo.si.nos/

Adjective

γηθόσῠνος • (gēthósŭnos) m (feminine γηθοσύνη, neuter γηθόσῠνον); first/second declension or
γηθόσῠνος • (gēthósŭnos) m or f (neuter γηθόσῠνον); second declension

1. joyful, glad [with dative ‘at’]
   • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 4.272
   • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 4.326
   • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 7.122
   • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 13.82
   • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 18.557
   • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 5.269
   • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 11.540

Declension

As a three-ending adjective:

First and second declension of γηθόσῠνος; γηθοσῠ́νη; γηθόσῠνον (Epic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		γηθόσῠνος gēthósŭnos	γηθοσῠ́νη gēthosŭ́nē	γηθόσῠνον gēthósŭnon		γηθοσῠ́νω gēthosŭ́nō	γηθοσῠ́νᾱ gēthosŭ́nā	γηθοσῠ́νω gēthosŭ́nō		γηθόσῠνοι gēthósŭnoi	γηθόσῠναι gēthósŭnai	γηθόσῠνᾰ gēthósŭnă
Genitive		γηθοσῠ́νου / γηθοσῠνοῖο / γηθοσῠ́νοιο / γηθοσῠνόο / γηθοσῠ́νοο gēthosŭ́nou / gēthosŭnoîo / gēthosŭ́noio / gēthosŭnóo / gēthosŭ́noo	γηθοσῠ́νης gēthosŭ́nēs	γηθοσῠ́νου / γηθοσῠνοῖο / γηθοσῠ́νοιο / γηθοσῠνόο / γηθοσῠ́νοο gēthosŭ́nou / gēthosŭnoîo / gēthosŭ́noio / gēthosŭnóo / gēthosŭ́noo		γηθοσῠ́νοιῐν gēthosŭ́noiĭn	γηθοσῠ́ναιν / γηθοσῠ́ναιῐν / γηθοσῠ́νῃῐν gēthosŭ́nai(ĭ)n / gēthosŭ́nēiĭn	γηθοσῠ́νοιῐν gēthosŭ́noiĭn		γηθοσῠ́νων gēthosŭ́nōn	γηθοσῠνᾱ́ων / γηθοσῠνέ͜ων / γηθοσῠνῶν gēthosŭnā́ōn / gēthosŭné͜ōn / gēthosŭnôn	γηθοσῠ́νων gēthosŭ́nōn
Dative		γηθοσῠ́νῳ gēthosŭ́nōi	γηθοσῠ́νῃ gēthosŭ́nēi	γηθοσῠ́νῳ gēthosŭ́nōi		γηθοσῠ́νοιῐν gēthosŭ́noiĭn	γηθοσῠ́ναιν / γηθοσῠ́ναιῐν / γηθοσῠ́νῃῐν gēthosŭ́nai(ĭ)n / gēthosŭ́nēiĭn	γηθοσῠ́νοιῐν gēthosŭ́noiĭn		γηθοσῠ́νοισῐ / γηθοσῠ́νοισῐν / γηθοσῠ́νοις gēthosŭ́noisĭ(n) / gēthosŭ́nois	γηθοσῠ́νῃσῐ / γηθοσῠ́νῃσῐν / γηθοσῠ́νῃς / γηθοσῠ́ναις gēthosŭ́nēisĭ(n) / gēthosŭ́nēis / gēthosŭ́nais	γηθοσῠ́νοισῐ / γηθοσῠ́νοισῐν / γηθοσῠ́νοις gēthosŭ́noisĭ(n) / gēthosŭ́nois
Accusative		γηθόσῠνον gēthósŭnon	γηθοσῠ́νην gēthosŭ́nēn	γηθόσῠνον gēthósŭnon		γηθοσῠ́νω gēthosŭ́nō	γηθοσῠ́νᾱ gēthosŭ́nā	γηθοσῠ́νω gēthosŭ́nō		γηθοσῠ́νους gēthosŭ́nous	γηθοσῠ́νᾱς gēthosŭ́nās	γηθόσῠνᾰ gēthósŭnă
Vocative		γηθόσῠνε gēthósŭne	γηθοσῠ́νη gēthosŭ́nē	γηθόσῠνον gēthósŭnon		γηθοσῠ́νω gēthosŭ́nō	γηθοσῠ́νᾱ gēthosŭ́nā	γηθοσῠ́νω gēthosŭ́nō		γηθόσῠνοι gēthósŭnoi	γηθόσῠναι gēthósŭnai	γηθόσῠνᾰ gēthósŭnă
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		γηθοσῠ́νως gēthosŭ́nōs				γηθοσῠνώτερος gēthosŭnṓteros				γηθοσῠνώτᾰτος gēthosŭnṓtătos
Notes:		Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

As a two-ending adjective: as above, except that all feminine forms are replaced with the corresponding masculine forms.

Further reading

• “γηθόσυνος”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• γηθόσυνος in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• γηθόσυνος in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• γηθόσυνος in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)
• “γηθόσυνος”, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ [Logeion] Dictionaries for Ancient Greek and Latin (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, since 2011
• “γηθόσυνος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press