ἑταιρική

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Feminine form of ἑταιρῐκός (hetairĭkós, “of or suitable for a companion”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /he.tai̯.ri.kɛ̌ː/ → /e.tɛ.riˈci/ → /e.te.riˈci/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /he.tai̯.ri.kɛ̌ː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /(h)e.tɛ.riˈke̝/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /e.tɛ.riˈci/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /e.te.riˈci/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /e.te.riˈci/

Adjective

ἑταιρῐκή • (hetairĭkḗ)

1. nominative/vocative feminine singular of ἑταιρῐκός (hetairĭkós)

Noun

ἑταιρῐκή • (hetairĭkḗ) f (genitive ἑταιρῐκῆς); first declension (nominalized)

1. companionship
   • 384 BCE – 322 BCE, Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics 1157b.23:

      […]· σῠνδῐᾰ́γειν δὲ μετ̓ ᾰ̓λλήλων οὐκ ἔστῐ μὴ ἡδεῖς ὄντᾰς μηδὲ χαίροντᾰς τοῖς αὐτοῖς, ὅπερ ἡ ἑταιρῐκὴ δοκεῖ ἔχειν.

      […]; sŭndĭắgein dè met ăllḗlōn ouk éstĭ mḕ hēdeîs óntăs mēdè khaírontăs toîs autoîs, hóper hē hetairĭkḕ dokeî ékhein.

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Inflection

First declension of ἡ ἑταιρῐκή; τῆς ἑταιρῐκῆς (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ ἑταιρῐκή hē hetairĭkḗ	τὼ ἑταιρῐκᾱ́ tṑ hetairĭkā́	αἱ ἑταιρῐκαί hai hetairĭkaí
Genitive	τῆς ἑταιρῐκῆς tês hetairĭkês	τοῖν ἑταιρῐκαῖν toîn hetairĭkaîn	τῶν ἑταιρῐκῶν tôn hetairĭkôn
Dative	τῇ ἑταιρῐκῇ têi hetairĭkêi	τοῖν ἑταιρῐκαῖν toîn hetairĭkaîn	ταῖς ἑταιρῐκαῖς taîs hetairĭkaîs
Accusative	τὴν ἑταιρῐκήν tḕn hetairĭkḗn	τὼ ἑταιρῐκᾱ́ tṑ hetairĭkā́	τᾱ̀ς ἑταιρῐκᾱ́ς tā̀s hetairĭkā́s
Vocative	ἑταιρῐκή hetairĭkḗ	ἑταιρῐκᾱ́ hetairĭkā́	ἑταιρῐκαί hetairĭkaí
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Related terms

• ἑταιρῐκόν (hetairĭkón, substantive)

References

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