ἐρημία

See also: ερημία and ερημιά

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἐρῆμος (erêmos, “lonely”) +‎ -ίᾱ (-íā, abstract noun suffix).

Pronunciation
 

Noun

ἐρημίᾱ • (erēmíā) f (genitive ἐρημίᾱς); first declension

  1. desert, desolate/uninhabited area, wilderness
  2. solitude, loneliness

Inflection
First declension of ἡ ἐρημίᾱ; τῆς ἐρημίᾱς (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ ἐρημίᾱ
hē erēmíā		 τὼ ἐρημίᾱ
tṑ erēmíā		 αἱ ἐρημίαι
hai erēmíai
Genitive τῆς ἐρημίᾱς
tês erēmíās		 τοῖν ἐρημίαιν
toîn erēmíain		 τῶν ἐρημιῶν
tôn erēmiôn
Dative τῇ ἐρημίᾳ
têi erēmíāi		 τοῖν ἐρημίαιν
toîn erēmíain		 ταῖς ἐρημίαις
taîs erēmíais
Accusative τὴν ἐρημίᾱν
tḕn erēmíān		 τὼ ἐρημίᾱ
tṑ erēmíā		 τᾱ̀ς ἐρημίᾱς
tā̀s erēmíās
Vocative ἐρημίᾱ
erēmíā		 ἐρημίᾱ
erēmíā		 ἐρημίαι
erēmíai
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants
  • Coptic: ⲉⲣⲏⲙⲓⲁ (erēmia)

Further reading
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