νηπενθής

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From νη- (nē-, “not-”) +‎ πένθος (pénthos, “grief”) +‎ -ής (-ḗs, adjective-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /nɛː.pen.tʰɛ̌ːs/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ne.pɛnˈtʰes/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ni.penˈθis/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ni.penˈθis/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ni.penˈθis/

Adjective

νηπενθής • (nēpenthḗs) m, f (neuter νηπενθές); third declension

That banishes pain and sorrow; nepenthean.
Free from sorrow.

Inflection

Third declension of νηπενθής; νηπενθές (uncontracted, Epic)

Number	Singular		Dual		Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter	Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	νηπενθής nēpenthḗs	νηπενθές nēpenthés	νηπενθεῖ / νηπενθέε nēpentheî / nēpenthée	νηπενθεῖ / νηπενθέε nēpentheî / nēpenthée	νηπενθεῖς / νηπενθέες nēpentheîs / nēpenthées	νηπενθέᾰ nēpenthéa
Genitive	νηπενθοῦς nēpenthoûs	νηπενθοῦς nēpenthoûs	νηπενθοῖν nēpenthoîn	νηπενθοῖν nēpenthoîn	νηπενθῶν nēpenthôn	νηπενθῶν nēpenthôn
Dative	νηπενθεῖ / νηπενθέῐ̈ nēpentheî / nēpenthéï	νηπενθεῖ / νηπενθέῐ̈ nēpentheî / nēpenthéï	νηπενθοῖν nēpenthoîn	νηπενθοῖν nēpenthoîn	νηπενθέσῐ / νηπενθέσῐν nēpenthési(n)	νηπενθέσῐ / νηπενθέσῐν nēpenthési(n)
Accusative	νηπενθῆ nēpenthê	νηπενθές nēpenthés	νηπενθεῖ / νηπενθέε nēpentheî / nēpenthée	νηπενθεῖ / νηπενθέε nēpentheî / nēpenthée	νηπενθεῖς nēpentheîs	νηπενθέᾰ nēpenthéa
Vocative	νηπενθές nēpenthés	νηπενθές nēpenthés	νηπενθεῖ / νηπενθέε nēpentheî / nēpenthée	νηπενθεῖ / νηπενθέε nēpentheî / nēpenthée	νηπενθεῖς / νηπενθέες nēpentheîs / nēpenthées	νηπενθέᾰ nēpenthéa
Derived forms	Adverb		Comparative		Superlative
Derived forms	νηπενθῶς nēpenthôs		νηπενθέστερος nēpenthésteros		νηπενθέστᾰτος nēpenthéstatos
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Descendants

English: nepenthes

References

νηπενθής in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press

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