ἦθος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Expanded form of ἔθος (éthos). Cognate to Sanskrit स्वधा (svádhā, habit, custom).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ἦθος • (êthos) n (genitive ἤθους); third declension

  1. character
  2. custom, habit

Inflection

Derived terms

  • ἀήθης (aḗthēs)
  • εὐήθης (euḗthēs)
  • ἠθαλέος (ēthaléos)
  • ἠθάς (ēthás)
  • ἠθεῖος (ētheîos)
  • ἠθικός (ēthikós)
  • ἠθόγραφος (ēthógraphos)
  • ἠθολόγος (ēthológos)
  • ἠθοποιός (ēthopoiós)
  • κακοήθης (kakoḗthēs)
  • καλοήθης (kaloḗthēs)
  • ὁμοήθης (homoḗthēs)
  • πολυήθης (poluḗthēs)
  • συνήθης (sunḗthēs)
  • χειροήθης (kheiroḗthēs)
  • χοροήθης (khoroḗthēs)
  • χρηστοήθης (khrēstoḗthēs)

Descendants

  • Greek: ήθος (íthos)
  • English: ethos
  • Latin: ēthos

Further reading

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