ἀμβροσία

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
 

Adjective

ἀμβροσῐ́ᾱ • (ambrosíā)

  1. inflection of ἀμβρόσιος (ambrósios):
    1. feminine nominative/vocative singular
    2. feminine nominative/accusative/vocative dual

Etymology 2

From ἄμβροτος (ámbrotos, “immortal”) +‎ -ῐ́ᾱ (-íā, abstract noun suffix). The τ (t) changed to σ (s) by palatalization. Cognate with Sanskrit अमृत (amṛ́ta, “elixir of life, immortality, food and nectar of the gods”). Also see ἄμβροτος (ámbrotos).

Noun

ἀμβροσῐ́ᾱ • (ambrosíā) f (genitive ἀμβροσῐ́ᾱς); first declension

  1. ambrosia
  2. elixir of life
  3. food, perfume, unguent of the gods
  4. immortality
  5. simulated divine ambrosia used in religious rites
  6. name of some medicines
  7. a festival of Bacchus
Declension
First declension of ἡ ἀμβροσῐ́ᾱ; τῆς ἀμβροσῐ́ᾱς (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ ἀμβροσῐ́ᾱ
hē ambrosíā		 τὼ ἀμβροσῐ́ᾱ
tṑ ambrosíā		 αἱ ἀμβροσῐ́αι
hai ambrosíai
Genitive τῆς ἀμβροσῐ́ᾱς
tês ambrosíās		 τοῖν ἀμβροσῐ́αιν
toîn ambrosíain		 τῶν ἀμβροσῐῶν
tôn ambrosiôn
Dative τῇ ἀμβροσῐ́ᾳ
têi ambrosíāi		 τοῖν ἀμβροσῐ́αιν
toîn ambrosíain		 ταῖς ἀμβροσῐ́αις
taîs ambrosíais
Accusative τὴν ἀμβροσῐ́ᾱν
tḕn ambrosíān		 τὼ ἀμβροσῐ́ᾱ
tṑ ambrosíā		 τᾱ̀ς ἀμβροσῐ́ᾱς
tā̀s ambrosíās
Vocative ἀμβροσῐ́ᾱ
ambrosíā		 ἀμβροσῐ́ᾱ
ambrosíā		 ἀμβροσῐ́αι
ambrosíai
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.
Descendants
  • → Greek: αμβροσία f (amvrosía) (learned)
  • → Latin: ambrosia
  • Russian: амбро́зия f (ambrózija)

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