διαλεκτική

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From δῐᾰλεκτῐκός (dĭălektĭkós). See also dialectic.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /di.a.lek.ti.kɛ̌ː/ → /ði.a.lek.tiˈci/ → /ði.a.lek.tiˈci/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /di.a.lek.ti.kɛ̌ː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /di.a.lek.tiˈke̝/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ði.a.lek.tiˈci/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ði.a.lek.tiˈci/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ði.a.lek.tiˈci/

Noun

δῐᾰλεκτῐκή • (dĭălektĭkḗ) f (genitive δῐᾰλεκτῐκής); first declension

1. dialectic, discussion by question and answer, invented by Zeno of Elea
   • 380 BCE, Plato, The Republic 534E

Inflection

First declension of ἡ δῐᾰλεκτῐκή; τῆς δῐᾰλεκτῐκῆς (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ δῐᾰλεκτῐκή hē dĭălektĭkḗ	τὼ δῐᾰλεκτῐκᾱ́ tṑ dĭălektĭkā́	αἱ δῐᾰλεκτῐκαί hai dĭălektĭkaí
Genitive	τῆς δῐᾰλεκτῐκῆς tês dĭălektĭkês	τοῖν δῐᾰλεκτῐκαῖν toîn dĭălektĭkaîn	τῶν δῐᾰλεκτῐκῶν tôn dĭălektĭkôn
Dative	τῇ δῐᾰλεκτῐκῇ têi dĭălektĭkêi	τοῖν δῐᾰλεκτῐκαῖν toîn dĭălektĭkaîn	ταῖς δῐᾰλεκτῐκαῖς taîs dĭălektĭkaîs
Accusative	τὴν δῐᾰλεκτῐκήν tḕn dĭălektĭkḗn	τὼ δῐᾰλεκτῐκᾱ́ tṑ dĭălektĭkā́	τᾱ̀ς δῐᾰλεκτῐκᾱ́ς tā̀s dĭălektĭkā́s
Vocative	δῐᾰλεκτῐκή dĭălektĭkḗ	δῐᾰλεκτῐκᾱ́ dĭălektĭkā́	δῐᾰλεκτῐκαί dĭălektĭkaí
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

• Latin: dialectica