αἶσα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From the root of αἰτέω (aitéō, “to ask for, beg”) and *αἶτος (*aîtos, “something given: allotment, share”) (from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ey- (“to give, take”)) +‎ -ῐᾰ (-ia). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. Cognate with Oscan aitis (“part, portion”). Likely related to οἶτος (oîtos). Compare Proto-Germanic *hlutą (“lot; fate”) for the semantics.

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /âi̯.sa/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈɛ.sa/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈɛ.sa/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈe.sa/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈe.sa/

Noun

αἶσᾰ • (aîsa) f (genitive αἴσης); first declension

destiny, fate
Synonyms: μοῖρα (moîra), οἶτος (oîtos), τύχη (túkhē)
(personified) a goddess of destiny
portion, morsel

Declension

First declension of ἡ αἶσᾰ; τῆς αἴσης (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ αἶσᾰ hē aîsa	τὼ αἴσᾱ tṑ aísā	αἱ αἶσαι hai aîsai
Genitive	τῆς αἴσης tês aísēs	τοῖν αἴσαιν toîn aísain	τῶν αἰσῶν tôn aisôn
Dative	τῇ αἴσῃ têi aísēi	τοῖν αἴσαιν toîn aísain	ταῖς αἴσαις taîs aísais
Accusative	τὴν αἶσᾰν tḕn aîsan	τὼ αἴσᾱ tṑ aísā	τᾱ̀ς αἴσᾱς tā̀s aísās
Vocative	αἶσᾰ aîsa	αἴσᾱ aísā	αἶσαι aîsai
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

αἰσιμία (aisimía)
αἴσιμος (aísimos)
αἴσιος (aísios)
αἰσυμνάω (aisumnáō)
αἰσυμνήτης (aisumnḗtēs)
Αἴσωπος (Aísōpos)
ἀναίσιμος (anaísimos)
ἐναίσιμος (enaísimos)
καταίσιμος (kataísimos)