ἀορτήρ

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ᾰ̓είρω (ăeírō, “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 • (ăortḗr) 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 ăortḗr	τὼ ᾰ̓ορτῆρε tṑ ăortêre	οἱ ᾰ̓ορτῆρες hoi ăortêres
Genitive	τοῦ ᾰ̓ορτῆρος toû ăortêros	τοῖν ᾰ̓ορτήροιν toîn ăortḗroin	τῶν ᾰ̓ορτήρων tôn ăortḗrōn
Dative	τῷ ᾰ̓ορτῆρῐ tôi ăortêrĭ	τοῖν ᾰ̓ορτήροιν toîn ăortḗroin	τοῖς ᾰ̓ορτῆρσῐ / ᾰ̓ορτῆρσῐν toîs ăortêrsĭ(n)
Accusative	τὸν ᾰ̓ορτῆρᾰ tòn ăortêră	τὼ ᾰ̓ορτῆρε tṑ ăortêre	τοὺς ᾰ̓ορτῆρᾰς toùs ăortêrăs
Vocative	ᾰ̓ορτήρ ăortḗr	ᾰ̓ορτῆρε ăortêre	ᾰ̓ορτῆρες ăortêres
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Related terms

• ᾰ̓ορτή (ăortḗ)
• ᾰ̓ρτηρῐ́ᾱ (ărtērĭ́ā)

References

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