ἠΐθεος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • ᾔθεος (ḗitheos) Attic
  • ᾄθεος (ā́itheos) Doric

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *ewítʰewos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁widʰéwh₂. Cognates include Sanskrit विधवा (vidhávā), Latin vidua and indirectly Old English widewe (English widow).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ἠῐ̈́θεος (ēḯtheos) m (genitive ἠῐ̈θέου); second declension

  1. unmarried young man, bachelor
  2. one who is unmarried

Inflection

See also

  • ἠϊθέη (ēïthéē, unmarried young woman)
  • παρθένος (parthénos, maid, virgin)

Further reading

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