νεότης
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From νέος (néos, “young”) + -της (-tēs). Diachronically from Proto-Hellenic *newótāts, from Proto-Indo-European *néwoteh₂ts (“newness”); cognate with Latin novitās, Sanskrit नवता (návatā).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /ne.ó.tɛːs/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /neˈo.te̝s/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /neˈo.tis/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /neˈo.tis/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /neˈo.tis/
Noun
νεότης • (neótēs) f (genitive νεότητος); third declension (Attic, Epic, Ionic)
- youth
- youthful spirit, youthfulness, impetuosity
- (collective) a body of youth, the youth
Declension
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ἡ νεότης hē neótēs |
τὼ νεότητε tṑ neótēte |
αἱ νεότητες hai neótētes | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τῆς νεότητος tês neótētos |
τοῖν νεοτήτοιν toîn neotḗtoin |
τῶν νεοτήτων tôn neotḗtōn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῇ νεότητῐ têi neótēti |
τοῖν νεοτήτοιν toîn neotḗtoin |
ταῖς νεότησῐ / νεότησῐν taîs neótēsi(n) | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὴν νεότητᾰ tḕn neótēta |
τὼ νεότητε tṑ neótēte |
τᾱ̀ς νεότητᾰς tā̀s neótētas | ||||||||||
| Vocative | νεότης neótēs |
νεότητε neótēte |
νεότητες neótētes | ||||||||||
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Synonyms
- (a body of youth, the youth): νεολαία (neolaía)
Antonyms
Related terms
- νέος (néos)
- νεᾱνῐ́ᾱς (neāníās)
- νεηνῐ́ης (neēníēs)
- νεᾱνῐ́σκος (neānískos)
Descendants
- Greek: νεότητα (neótita)
References
- “νεότης”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “νεότης”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “νεότης”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
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