νωθής

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Possibly from νη- (nē-, “un-”) +‎ ὄθομαι (óthomai, “I care about”) +‎ -ής (-ḗs).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /nɔː.tʰɛ̌ːs/ → /noˈθis/ → /noˈθis/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /nɔː.tʰɛ̌ːs/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /noˈtʰe̝s/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /noˈθis/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /noˈθis/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /noˈθis/

Adjective

νωθής • (nōthḗs) m or f (neuter νωθές); third declension

1. slothful, sluggish

   Synonym: νωθρός (nōthrós)

2. dull, stupid

Declension

Third declension of νωθής; νωθές (contracted, Attic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		νωθής nōthḗs	νωθές nōthés		νωθεῖ nōtheî	νωθεῖ nōtheî		νωθεῖς nōtheîs	νωθῆ nōthê
Genitive		νωθοῦς nōthoûs	νωθοῦς nōthoûs		νωθοῖν nōthoîn	νωθοῖν nōthoîn		νωθῶν nōthôn	νωθῶν nōthôn
Dative		νωθεῖ nōtheî	νωθεῖ nōtheî		νωθοῖν nōthoîn	νωθοῖν nōthoîn		νωθέσῐ / νωθέσῐν nōthési(n)	νωθέσῐ / νωθέσῐν nōthési(n)
Accusative		νωθῆ nōthê	νωθές nōthés		νωθεῖ nōtheî	νωθεῖ nōtheî		νωθεῖς nōtheîs	νωθῆ nōthê
Vocative		νωθές nōthés	νωθές nōthés		νωθεῖ nōtheî	νωθεῖ nōtheî		νωθεῖς nōtheîs	νωθῆ nōthê
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		νωθῶς nōthôs			νωθέστερος nōthésteros			νωθέστᾰτος nōthéstatos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

References

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