ὀλιγαρχία

See also: ολιγαρχία and ὀλιγαρχίᾳ

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

ὀλιγαρχίη (oligarkhíē) — Ionic

Etymology

Derived from ὀλιγάρχης (oligárkhēs, “oligarch”) +‎ -ία (-ía, noun-forming suffix).
By surface analysis, ὀλίγος (olígos, “few”) +‎ -αρχία (-arkhía, “rule, government”).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /o.li.ɡar.kʰí.aː/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /o.li.ɡarˈkʰi.a/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /o.li.ɣarˈçi.a/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /o.li.ɣarˈçi.a/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /o.li.ɣarˈçi.a/

Noun

ὀλιγαρχίᾱ • (oligarkhíā) f (genitive ὀλιγαρχίᾱς); first declension

(politics) rule of few, oligarchy
vocative singular of ὀλιγαρχίᾱ (oligarkhíā)
nominative dual of ὀλιγαρχίᾱ (oligarkhíā)
accusative dual of ὀλιγαρχίᾱ (oligarkhíā)
vocative dual of ὀλιγαρχίᾱ (oligarkhíā)

Inflection

First declension of ἡ ὀλιγαρχίᾱ; τῆς ὀλιγαρχίᾱς (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ ὀλιγαρχίᾱ hē oligarkhíā	τὼ ὀλιγαρχίᾱ tṑ oligarkhíā	αἱ ὀλιγαρχίαι hai oligarkhíai
Genitive	τῆς ὀλιγαρχίᾱς tês oligarkhíās	τοῖν ὀλιγαρχίαιν toîn oligarkhíain	τῶν ὀλιγαρχιῶν tôn oligarkhiôn
Dative	τῇ ὀλιγαρχίᾳ têi oligarkhíāi	τοῖν ὀλιγαρχίαιν toîn oligarkhíain	ταῖς ὀλιγαρχίαις taîs oligarkhíais
Accusative	τὴν ὀλιγαρχίᾱν tḕn oligarkhíān	τὼ ὀλιγαρχίᾱ tṑ oligarkhíā	τᾱ̀ς ὀλιγαρχίᾱς tā̀s oligarkhíās
Vocative	ὀλιγαρχίᾱ oligarkhíā	ὀλιγαρχίᾱ oligarkhíā	ὀλιγαρχίαι oligarkhíai
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Related terms

ὀλιγαρχέω (oligarkhéō)
ὀλιγάρχης (oligárkhēs)
ὀλιγαρχικός (oligarkhikós)

Descendants

→ Czech: oligarchie
→ Finnish: oligarkia
→ French: oligarchie
- → Turkish: oligarşi
→ German: Oligarchie
Greek: ολιγαρχία (oligarchía)
- → Georgian: ოლიგარქია (oligarkia)
→ Hebrew: אוליגרכיה
→ Irish: olagarcacht
→ Late Latin: oligarchia (see there for further descendants)
→ Russian: олига́рхия (oligárxija)
- → Armenian: օլիգարխիա (ōligarxia)
→ Swedish: oligarki

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