σέβας

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From the root of σέβομαι (sébomai, “respect”), which is from the Proto-Indo-European root *tyegʷ- (“to avoid, retreat from”), possibly going back directly to a neuter noun *tyégʷos whence also cognates Sanskrit त्यजस् (tyajas) and Avestan 𐬌𐬚𐬌𐬌𐬈𐬘𐬀𐬵 (iθiiejah, “abandonment; difficulty, danger”).

Pronunciation
 

Noun

σέβας • (sébas) n (genitive —); irregular declension

  1. reverential awe
  2. object of wonder

Inflection
Irregular declension of τὸ σέβας; — (Attic)
Case / # Singular Plural
Nominative τὸ σέβας
tò sébas		 τᾰ̀ σέβη
tà sébē
Genitive — —
Dative — —
Accusative τὸ σέβας
tò sébas		 τᾰ̀ σέβη
tà sébē
Vocative σέβας
sébas		 σέβη
sébē
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants
  • Greek: σέβας (sévas)

Further reading
  • “σέβας”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “σέβας”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • “σέβας”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σέβας (sébas). For the expression 'τα σέβη μου', semantic loan from French respects.

Noun

σέβας • (sévas) n (plural σέβη)

  1. respect
  2. (in the plural) a respectful greeting
  3. (in the plural, formal expression): τα σέβη μου (ta sévi mou, “my respects!”)
    Synonym: τα σεβάσματά μου (ta sevásmatá mou)

Declension
declension of σέβας
case     \     number singular plural
nominative σέβας • σέβη •
genitive — —
accusative σέβας • σέβη •
vocative σέβας • σέβη •

Synonyms
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