Ἀχαιίς

Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /a.kʰai̯.ís/ → /a.çɛˈis/ → /a.çeˈis/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /a.kʰai̯.ís/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /a.kʰɛˈis/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /a.çɛˈis/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /a.çeˈis/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /a.çeˈis/

Proper noun

Ἀχαιίς • (Akhaiís) f (genitive Ἀχαιίδος); third declension

1. (Epic) Synonym of Ἀχαΐα (Akhaḯa)

Usage notes

Also used adjectivally to modify γαῖα (gaîa).

Declension

Third declension of Ᾰ̓χαιῐ́ς; Ᾰ̓χαιῐ́δος (Epic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	Ᾰ̓χαιῐ́ς Ăkhaiĭ́s
Genitive	Ᾰ̓χαιῐ́δος Ăkhaiĭ́dos
Dative	Ᾰ̓χαιῐ́δῐ Ăkhaiĭ́dĭ
Accusative	Ᾰ̓χαιῐ́δᾰ Ăkhaiĭ́dă
Vocative	Ᾰ̓χαιῐ́ς Ăkhaiĭ́s
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution. Nominative singular -ς (-s) arose by reduction of the original cluster *-ds.

Noun

Ἀχαιίς • (Akhaiís) f (genitive Ἀχαιίδος); third declension

1. (Epic) Achaean woman

   Synonym: Ἀχαιιάς (Akhaiiás)

Declension

Third declension of Ᾰ̓χαιῐ́ς; Ᾰ̓χαιῐ́δος (Epic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	Ᾰ̓χαιῐ́ς Ăkhaiĭ́s	Ᾰ̓χαιῐ́δε Ăkhaiĭ́de	Ᾰ̓χαιῐ́δες Ăkhaiĭ́des
Genitive	Ᾰ̓χαιῐ́δος Ăkhaiĭ́dos	Ᾰ̓χαιῐ́δοιῐν Ăkhaiĭ́doiĭn	Ᾰ̓χαιῐ́δων Ăkhaiĭ́dōn
Dative	Ᾰ̓χαιῐ́δῐ Ăkhaiĭ́dĭ	Ᾰ̓χαιῐ́δοιῐν Ăkhaiĭ́doiĭn	Ᾰ̓χαιῐ́σῐ / Ᾰ̓χαιῐ́σῐν / Ᾰ̓χαιῐ́δεσσῐ / Ᾰ̓χαιῐ́δεσσῐν / Ᾰ̓χαιῐ́δεσῐ / Ᾰ̓χαιῐ́δεσῐν Ăkhaiĭ́sĭ(n) / Ăkhaiĭ́dessĭ(n) / Ăkhaiĭ́desĭ(n)
Accusative	Ᾰ̓χαιῐ́δᾰ Ăkhaiĭ́dă	Ᾰ̓χαιῐ́δε Ăkhaiĭ́de	Ᾰ̓χαιῐ́δᾰς Ăkhaiĭ́dăs
Vocative	Ᾰ̓χαιῐ́ς Ăkhaiĭ́s	Ᾰ̓χαιῐ́δε Ăkhaiĭ́de	Ᾰ̓χαιῐ́δες Ăkhaiĭ́des
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution. Nominative singular -ς (-s) arose by reduction of the original cluster *-ds.

Further reading

• “Ἀχαιίς”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• Ἀχαιίς in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• Ἀχαιίς in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)
• “Ἀχαιίς”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 999