θεία

See also: θεῖα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Feminine counterpart of θεῖος (theîos, “uncle”).

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Pronunciation
 

Noun

θείᾱ • (theíā) f (genitive θείᾱς); first declension

  1. aunt

Declension
First declension of ἡ θείᾱ; τῆς θείᾱς (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ θείᾱ
hē theíā		 τὼ θείᾱ
tṑ theíā		 αἱ θεῖαι
hai theîai
Genitive τῆς θείᾱς
tês theíās		 τοῖν θείαιν
toîn theíain		 τῶν θειῶν
tôn theiôn
Dative τῇ θείᾳ
têi theíāi		 τοῖν θείαιν
toîn theíain		 ταῖς θείαις
taîs theíais
Accusative τὴν θείᾱν
tḕn theíān		 τὼ θείᾱ
tṑ theíā		 τᾱ̀ς θείᾱς
tā̀s theíās
Vocative θείᾱ
theíā		 θείᾱ
theíā		 θεῖαι
theîai
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants
  • → Latin: thia

Adjective

θείᾱ • (theíā)

  1. inflection of θεῖος (theîos):
    1. nominative/accusative singular feminine
    2. nominative/accusative/vocative dual feminine

Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ancient Greek θείᾱ (theíā, “aunt”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈθi.a/
  • Hyphenation: θεί‧α

Noun

θεία • (theía) f (plural θείες, masculine θείος)

  1. aunt (a sister or sister-in-law of a parent)

Declension
declension of θεία
case     \     number singular plural
nominative θεία • θείες •
genitive θείας • θείων •
accusative θεία • θείες •
vocative θεία • θείες •

See also
  • compare with: θεά f (theá, “goddess”)

Adjective

θεία • (theía)

  1. Nominative, accusative and vocative feminine singular form of θείος (theíos).
  2. Nominative, accusative and vocative neuter plural form of θείος (theíos).
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