νήϊος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• νᾱ́ϊος (nā́ïos) — Doric

Etymology

From ναῦς (naûs) +‎ -ιος (-ios)

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /nɛ̌ː.i.os/ → /ˈni.i.os/ → /ˈni.i.os/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /nɛ̌ː.i.os/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈne̝.i.os/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈni.i.os/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈni.i.os/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈni.i.os/

Adjective

νήϊος • (nḗïos) m (feminine νηΐᾱ, neuter νήϊον); first/second declension

1. of or for ships

Declension

First and second declension of νήϊος; νηΐᾱ; νήϊον (Attic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		νήϊος nḗïos	νηΐᾱ nēḯā	νήϊον nḗïon		νηΐω nēḯō	νηΐᾱ nēḯā	νηΐω nēḯō		νήϊοι nḗïoi	νήϊαι nḗïai	νήϊᾰ nḗïă
Genitive		νηΐου nēḯou	νηΐᾱς nēḯās	νηΐου nēḯou		νηΐοιν nēḯoin	νηΐαιν nēḯain	νηΐοιν nēḯoin		νηΐων nēḯōn	νηΐων nēḯōn	νηΐων nēḯōn
Dative		νηΐῳ nēḯōi	νηΐᾳ nēḯāi	νηΐῳ nēḯōi		νηΐοιν nēḯoin	νηΐαιν nēḯain	νηΐοιν nēḯoin		νηΐοις nēḯois	νηΐαις nēḯais	νηΐοις nēḯois
Accusative		νήϊον nḗïon	νηΐᾱν nēḯān	νήϊον nḗïon		νηΐω nēḯō	νηΐᾱ nēḯā	νηΐω nēḯō		νηΐους nēḯous	νηΐᾱς nēḯās	νήϊᾰ nḗïă
Vocative		νήϊε nḗïe	νηΐᾱ nēḯā	νήϊον nḗïon		νηΐω nēḯō	νηΐᾱ nēḯā	νηΐω nēḯō		νήϊοι nḗïoi	νήϊαι nḗïai	νήϊᾰ nḗïă
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

First and second declension of νήϊος; νηΐη; νήϊον (Epic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		νήϊος nḗïos	νηΐη nēḯē	νήϊον nḗïon		νηΐω nēḯō	νηΐᾱ nēḯā	νηΐω nēḯō		νήϊοι nḗïoi	νήϊαι nḗïai	νήϊᾰ nḗïă
Genitive		νηΐου / νηϊοῖο / νηΐοιο / νηϊόο / νηΐοο nēḯou / nēïoîo / nēḯoio / nēïóo / nēḯoo	νηΐης nēḯēs	νηΐου / νηϊοῖο / νηΐοιο / νηϊόο / νηΐοο nēḯou / nēïoîo / nēḯoio / nēïóo / nēḯoo		νηΐοιῐν nēḯoiĭn	νηΐαιν / νηΐαιῐν / νηΐῃῐν nēḯai(ĭ)n / nēḯēiĭn	νηΐοιῐν nēḯoiĭn		νηΐων nēḯōn	νηϊᾱ́ων / νηϊέ͜ων / νηϊῶν nēïā́ōn / nēïé͜ōn / nēïôn	νηΐων nēḯōn
Dative		νηΐῳ nēḯōi	νηΐῃ nēḯēi	νηΐῳ nēḯōi		νηΐοιῐν nēḯoiĭn	νηΐαιν / νηΐαιῐν / νηΐῃῐν nēḯai(ĭ)n / nēḯēiĭn	νηΐοιῐν nēḯoiĭn		νηΐοισῐ / νηΐοισῐν / νηΐοις nēḯoisĭ(n) / nēḯois	νηΐῃσῐ / νηΐῃσῐν / νηΐῃς / νηΐαις nēḯēisĭ(n) / nēḯēis / nēḯais	νηΐοισῐ / νηΐοισῐν / νηΐοις nēḯoisĭ(n) / nēḯois
Accusative		νήϊον nḗïon	νηΐην nēḯēn	νήϊον nḗïon		νηΐω nēḯō	νηΐᾱ nēḯā	νηΐω nēḯō		νηΐους nēḯous	νηΐᾱς nēḯās	νήϊᾰ nḗïă
Vocative		νήϊε nḗïe	νηΐη nēḯē	νήϊον nḗïon		νηΐω nēḯō	νηΐᾱ nēḯā	νηΐω nēḯō		νήϊοι nḗïoi	νήϊαι nḗïai	νήϊᾰ nḗïă
Notes:		Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Further reading

• “νήϊος”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• νήϊος in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• νήϊος in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• “νήϊος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press