θνητός

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

θνᾱτός (thnātós) – Doric
θνᾶτος (thnâtos) – Aeolic

Etymology

From the root of θνῄσκω (thnḗiskō, “to die”) +‎ -τος (-tos, adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /tʰnɛː.tós/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /tʰneˈtos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /θniˈtos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /θniˈtos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /θniˈtos/

Adjective

θνητός • (thnētós) m (feminine θνητή, neuter θνητόν); first/second declension
and θνητός • (thnētós) m or f (neuter θνητόν); second declension

Liable to death: mortal
Befitting mortals

Declension

First and second declension of θνητός; θνητή; θνητόν (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	θνητός thnētós	θνητή thnētḗ	θνητόν thnētón	θνητώ thnētṓ	θνητᾱ́ thnētā́	θνητώ thnētṓ	θνητοί thnētoí	θνηταί thnētaí	θνητᾰ́ thnētá
Genitive	θνητοῦ thnētoû	θνητῆς thnētês	θνητοῦ thnētoû	θνητοῖν thnētoîn	θνηταῖν thnētaîn	θνητοῖν thnētoîn	θνητῶν thnētôn	θνητῶν thnētôn	θνητῶν thnētôn
Dative	θνητῷ thnētôi	θνητῇ thnētêi	θνητῷ thnētôi	θνητοῖν thnētoîn	θνηταῖν thnētaîn	θνητοῖν thnētoîn	θνητοῖς thnētoîs	θνηταῖς thnētaîs	θνητοῖς thnētoîs
Accusative	θνητόν thnētón	θνητήν thnētḗn	θνητόν thnētón	θνητώ thnētṓ	θνητᾱ́ thnētā́	θνητώ thnētṓ	θνητούς thnētoús	θνητᾱ́ς thnētā́s	θνητᾰ́ thnētá
Vocative	θνητέ thnēté	θνητή thnētḗ	θνητόν thnētón	θνητώ thnētṓ	θνητᾱ́ thnētā́	θνητώ thnētṓ	θνητοί thnētoí	θνηταί thnētaí	θνητᾰ́ thnētá
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	θνητῶς thnētôs			θνητότερος thnētóteros			θνητότᾰτος thnētótatos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Second declension of θνητός; θνητόν (Attic)

Number	Singular		Dual		Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	θνητός thnētós	θνητόν thnētón	θνητώ thnētṓ	θνητώ thnētṓ	θνητοί thnētoí	θνητᾰ́ thnētá
Genitive	θνητοῦ thnētoû	θνητοῦ thnētoû	θνητοῖν thnētoîn	θνητοῖν thnētoîn	θνητῶν thnētôn	θνητῶν thnētôn
Dative	θνητῷ thnētôi	θνητῷ thnētôi	θνητοῖν thnētoîn	θνητοῖν thnētoîn	θνητοῖς thnētoîs	θνητοῖς thnētoîs
Accusative	θνητόν thnētón	θνητόν thnētón	θνητώ thnētṓ	θνητώ thnētṓ	θνητούς thnētoús	θνητᾰ́ thnētá
Vocative	θνητέ thnēté	θνητόν thnētón	θνητώ thnētṓ	θνητώ thnētṓ	θνητοί thnētoí	θνητᾰ́ thnētá
Derived forms	Adverb		Comparative		Superlative
Derived forms	θνητῶς thnētôs		θνητότερος thnētóteros		θνητότᾰτος thnētótatos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Synonyms

(mortal): βροτός (brotós), βρότειος (bróteios), μορτός (mortós)

Antonyms

(mortal): ᾱ̓θᾰ́νᾰτος (āthánatos), ἄμβροτος (ámbrotos), ἄφθῐτος (áphthitos)

References

θνητός in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
θνητός in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek θνητός (thnētós), from θνῄσκω (thnḗiskō).

Adjective

θνητός • (thnitós) m (feminine θνητή, neuter θνητό)

mortal

Declension

declension of θνητός

number case / gender	singular			plural
number case / gender	masculine	feminine	neuter	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	θνητός	θνητή	θνητό	θνητοί	θνητές	θνητά
genitive	θνητού	θνητής	θνητού	θνητών	θνητών	θνητών
accusative	θνητό	θνητή	θνητό	θνητούς	θνητές	θνητά
vocative	θνητέ	θνητή	θνητό	θνητοί	θνητές	θνητά
derivations	comparative: πιο (pio) + positive forms (e.g. πιο θνητός, etc.) relative superlative: definite article + πιο (pio) + positive forms (e.g. ο πιο θνητός (o pio thnitós), etc.)

Antonyms

αθάνατος (athánatos, “immortal”)

Related terms

αθανασία (athanasía, “immortality”)
θάνατος m (thánatos, “death”)

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