ἀορτήρ

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ᾰ̓είρω (aeírō, “to lift, raise up; to be suspended, hang”) +‎ -τήρ (-tḗr, “-er, -or”, agent noun suffix).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /a.or.tɛ̌ːr/ → /a.orˈtir/ → /a.orˈtir/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /a.or.tɛ̌ːr/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /a.orˈte̝r/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /a.orˈtir/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /a.orˈtir/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /a.orˈtir/

Noun

ᾰ̓ορτήρ • (aortḗr) m (genitive ᾰ̓ορτῆρος); third declension

1. strap, swordbelt
2. knapsack strap

Inflection

Third declension of ὁ ᾰ̓ορτήρ; τοῦ ᾰ̓ορτῆρος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ ᾰ̓ορτήρ ho aortḗr	τὼ ᾰ̓ορτῆρε tṑ aortêre	οἱ ᾰ̓ορτῆρες hoi aortêres
Genitive	τοῦ ᾰ̓ορτῆρος toû aortêros	τοῖν ᾰ̓ορτήροιν toîn aortḗroin	τῶν ᾰ̓ορτήρων tôn aortḗrōn
Dative	τῷ ᾰ̓ορτῆρῐ tôi aortêri	τοῖν ᾰ̓ορτήροιν toîn aortḗroin	τοῖς ᾰ̓ορτῆρσῐ / ᾰ̓ορτῆρσῐν toîs aortêrsi(n)
Accusative	τὸν ᾰ̓ορτῆρᾰ tòn aortêra	τὼ ᾰ̓ορτῆρε tṑ aortêre	τοὺς ᾰ̓ορτῆρᾰς toùs aortêras
Vocative	ᾰ̓ορτήρ aortḗr	ᾰ̓ορτῆρε aortêre	ᾰ̓ορτῆρες aortêres
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Related terms

• ᾰ̓ορτή (aortḗ)
• ᾰ̓ρτηρῐ́ᾱ (artēríā)

References

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