ἀρετά

Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /a.re.tǎː/ → /a.reˈta/ → /a.reˈta/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /a.re.tǎː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /a.reˈta/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /a.reˈta/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /a.reˈta/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /a.reˈta/

Noun

ᾰ̓ρετᾱ́ • (ăretā́)

1. nominative/accusative/vocative dual of ᾰ̓ρετή (ăretḗ)

Noun

ᾰ̓ρετᾱ́ • (ăretā́) f (genitive ᾰ̓ρετᾶς); first declension

1. Doric form of ᾰ̓ρετή (ăretḗ)
   • 522 BCE – 443 BCE, Pindar, Nemean Ode 8.40:

     Αὔξεται δ’ ἀρετά, χλωραῖς ἐέρσαις ὡς ὅτε δένδρεον ᾄσσει.

     Aúxetai d’ aretá, khlōraîs eérsais hōs hóte déndreon ā́issei.

     Excellence grows, as when a tree shoots up fed by fresh dew

Declension

First declension of ᾱ̔ ᾰ̓ρετᾱ́; τᾶς ᾰ̓ρετᾶς (Doric)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ᾱ̔ ᾰ̓ρετᾱ́ hā ăretā́	τὼ ᾰ̓ρετᾱ́ tṑ ăretā́	ταὶ ᾰ̓ρεταί taì ăretaí
Genitive	τᾶς ᾰ̓ρετᾶς tâs ăretâs	τοῖν ᾰ̓ρεταῖν toîn ăretaîn	τᾶν ᾰ̓ρετᾶν tân ăretân
Dative	τᾷ ᾰ̓ρετᾷ tâi ăretâi	τοῖν ᾰ̓ρεταῖν toîn ăretaîn	ταῖς ᾰ̓ρεταῖς taîs ăretaîs
Accusative	τᾱ̀ν ᾰ̓ρετᾱ́ν tā̀n ăretā́n	τὼ ᾰ̓ρετᾱ́ tṑ ăretā́	τᾱ̀ς ᾰ̓ρετᾱ́ς tā̀s ăretā́s
Vocative	ᾰ̓ρετᾱ́ ăretā́	ᾰ̓ρετᾱ́ ăretā́	ᾰ̓ρεταί ăretaí
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.