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δέλτος
δέλτος
Ancient Greek
Alternative forms
- δάλτος (dáltos) Cypriot
Noun
δέλτος • (déltos) f (genitive δέλτου); second declension
δέλτος • (déltos) n (genitive δέλτου); second declension (Byzantine)
- (Classical, feminine) a writing-tablet
- (Classical, feminine) any writing (e.g., a letter, a will, vel sim.)
- (Byzantine, neuter) a book
Declension
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ἡ δέλτος | τὼ δέλτω | αἱ δέλτοι | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τῆς δέλτου | τοῖν δέλτοιν | τῶν δέλτων | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῇ δέλτῳ | τοῖν δέλτοιν | ταῖς δέλτοις | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὴν δέλτον | τὼ δέλτω | τᾱ̀ς δέλτους | ||||||||||
| Vocative | δέλτε | δέλτω | δέλτοι | ||||||||||
| Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension. | ||||||||||||
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | τὸ δέλτος | τὼ δέλτω | τᾰ̀ δέλτοι | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τοῦ δέλτου | τοῖν δέλτοιν | τῶν δέλτων | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῷ δέλτῳ | τοῖν δέλτοιν | τοῖς δέλτοις | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὸ δέλτον | τὼ δέλτω | τᾰ̀ δέλτους | ||||||||||
| Vocative | δέλτε | δέλτω | δέλτοι | ||||||||||
| Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension. | ||||||||||||
Derived terms
- δελτίδιον (deltídion) (Byzantine)
- δελτίον (deltíon)
References
- δέλτος (B) in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- «δέλτος» in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (© 2006–2016)
- δέλτος in Trapp, Erich, et al. (1994–2007) Lexikon zur byzantinischen Gräzität besonders des 9.-12. Jahrhunderts [the Lexicon of Byzantine Hellenism, Particularly the 9th-12th Centuries], Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften
Etymology 2
Adjective
δέλτος • (déltos) m (feminine δέλτη, neuter δέλτον); first/second declension
- Synonym of ᾰ̓γᾰθός (agathós)
- Phot.
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Declension
Declension of δέλτος; δέλτη; δέλτον
| Number | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case/Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | ||||
| Nominative | δέλτος | δέλτη | δέλτον | δέλτω | δέλτᾱ | δέλτω | δέλτοι | δέλται | δέλτᾰ | ||||
| Genitive | δέλτου | δέλτης | δέλτου | δέλτοιν | δέλταιν | δέλτοιν | δέλτων | δέλτων | δέλτων | ||||
| Dative | δέλτῳ | δέλτῃ | δέλτῳ | δέλτοιν | δέλταιν | δέλτοιν | δέλτοις | δέλταις | δέλτοις | ||||
| Accusative | δέλτον | δέλτην | δέλτον | δέλτω | δέλτᾱ | δέλτω | δέλτους | δέλτᾱς | δέλτᾰ | ||||
| Vocative | δέλτε | δέλτη | δέλτον | δέλτω | δέλτᾱ | δέλτω | δέλτοι | δέλται | δέλτᾰ | ||||
| Derived forms | Adverb | Comparative | Superlative | ||||||||||
| δέλτως | δελτώτερος | δελτώτᾰτος | |||||||||||
| Notes: | This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in dialects other than Attic, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension. | ||||||||||||
References
- δέλτος (A) in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press