ἀρετά

Ancient Greek

ᾰ̓ρετᾱ́ • (aretā́)

ᾰ̓ρετᾱ́ • (aretā́) f (genitive ᾰ̓ρετᾶς); first declension

Doric form of ᾰ̓ρετή (aretḗ)
- 522 BCE – 443 BCE, Pindar, Nemean Ode 8.40:
  Αὔξεται δ’ ἀρετά, χλωραῖς ἐέρσαις ὡς ὅτε δένδρεον ᾄσσει.
  Aúxetai d’ aretá, khlōraîs eérsais hōs hóte déndreon ā́issei.
  Excellence grows, as when a tree shoots up fed by fresh dew

First declension of ᾱ̔ ᾰ̓ρετᾱ́; τᾶς ᾰ̓ρετᾶς (Doric)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ᾱ̔ ᾰ̓ρετᾱ́ hā aretā́	τὼ ᾰ̓ρετᾱ́ tṑ aretā́	ταὶ ᾰ̓ρεταί taì aretaí
Genitive	τᾶς ᾰ̓ρετᾶς tâs aretâs	τοῖν ᾰ̓ρεταῖν toîn aretaîn	τᾶν ᾰ̓ρετᾶν tân aretân
Dative	τᾷ ᾰ̓ρετᾷ tâi aretâi	τοῖν ᾰ̓ρεταῖν toîn aretaîn	ταῖς ᾰ̓ρεταῖς taîs aretaîs
Accusative	τᾱ̀ν ᾰ̓ρετᾱ́ν tā̀n aretā́n	τὼ ᾰ̓ρετᾱ́ tṑ aretā́	τᾱ̀ς ᾰ̓ρετᾱ́ς tā̀s aretā́s
Vocative	ᾰ̓ρετᾱ́ aretā́	ᾰ̓ρετᾱ́ aretā́	ᾰ̓ρεταί aretaí
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

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