θνητός

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• θνᾱτός (thnātós) — Doric
• θνᾶτος (thnâtos) — Aeolic

Etymology

From θνῄσκω (thnḗiskō, “to die”) +‎ -τός (-tós, adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /tʰnɛː.tós/ → /θniˈtos/ → /θniˈtos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /tʰnɛː.tós/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /tʰne̝ˈtos/
• (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

1. liable to death, mortal

   Synonyms: βρότειος (bróteios), βροτός (brotós), μορτός (mortós), φώς (phṓs)

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

2. (of things) 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
		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
		θνητῶς thnētôs			θνητότερος thnētóteros			θνητότᾰτος thnētótatos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

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

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 / θνητοῖο / θνητόο thnētoû / thnētoîo / thnētóo	θνητῆς thnētês	θνητοῦ / θνητοῖο / θνητόο thnētoû / thnētoîo / thnētóo		θνητοῖῐν thnētoîin	θνηταῖν / θνηταῖῐν / θνητῇῐν thnētaî(i)n / thnētêiin	θνητοῖῐν thnētoîin		θνητῶν thnētôn	θνητᾱ́ων / θνητέ͜ων / θνητῶν thnētā́ōn / thnēté͜ōn / thnētôn	θνητῶν thnētôn
Dative		θνητῷ thnētôi	θνητῇ thnētêi	θνητῷ thnētôi		θνητοῖῐν thnētoîin	θνηταῖν / θνηταῖῐν / θνητῇῐν thnētaî(i)n / thnētêiin	θνητοῖῐν thnētoîin		θνητοῖσῐ / θνητοῖσῐν / θνητοῖς thnētoîsi(n) / thnētoîs	θνητῇσῐ / θνητῇσῐν / θνητῇς / θνηταῖς thnētêisi(n) / thnētêis / thnētaîs	θνητοῖσῐ / θνητοῖσῐν / θνητοῖς thnētoîsi(n) / 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
		θνητῶς thnētôs				θνητότερος thnētóteros				θνητότᾰτος thnētótatos
Notes:		Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Derived terms

• θνητάδιος (thnētádios)
• θνητογαμία (thnētogamía)
• θνητογενής (thnētogenḗs)
• θνητοειδής (thnētoeidḗs)
• θνητότης (thnētótēs)
• θνητόψυχος (thnētópsukhos)

 

References

• “θνητός”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “θνητός”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “θνητός”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• θνητός in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• θνητός in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963

Greek

Etymology

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

Adjective

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

1. mortal

Declension

	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	θνητός (thnitós)	θνητή (thnití)	θνητό (thnitó)		θνητοί (thnitoí)	θνητές (thnités)	θνητά (thnitá)
genitive	θνητού (thnitoú)	θνητής (thnitís)	θνητού (thnitoú)		θνητών (thnitón)	θνητών (thnitón)	θνητών (thnitón)
accusative	θνητό (thnitó)	θνητή (thnití)	θνητό (thnitó)		θνητούς (thnitoús)	θνητές (thnités)	θνητά (thnitá)
vocative	θνητέ (thnité)	θνητή (thnití)	θνητό (thnitó)		θνητοί (thnitoí)	θνητές (thnités)	θνητά (thnitá)

Derivations:
Comparative: πιο + positive forms (e.g. πιο θνητός, etc.)
Relative superlative: definite article + πιο + positive forms (e.g. ο πιο θνητός, etc.)

Antonyms

• αθάνατος (athánatos, “immortal”)

Related terms

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