-ίδης

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

Presumably masculine -ης (-ēs) appended to adjective -ίς (-ís, “of, pertaining to”).

Pronunciation
 

Suffix

-ῐ́δης • (-ídēs) m (genitive -ῐ́δου); first declension

  1. Suffix added to a father's name to form a masculine patronymic: son of

Declension
First declension of -ῐ́δης; -ῐ́δου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative -ῐ́δης
-ídēs		 -ῐ́δᾱ
-ídā		 -ῐ́δαι
-ídai
Genitive -ῐ́δου
-ídou		 -ῐ́δαιν
-ídain		 -ῐδῶν
-idôn
Dative -ῐ́δῃ
-ídēi		 -ῐ́δαιν
-ídain		 -ῐ́δαις
-ídais
Accusative -ῐ́δην
-ídēn		 -ῐ́δᾱ
-ídā		 -ῐ́δᾱς
-ídās
Vocative -ῐ́δη
-ídē		 -ῐ́δᾱ
-ídā		 -ῐ́δαι
-ídai
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.
First declension of -ῐ́δης; -ῐ́δᾱο (Epic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative -ῐ́δης
-ídēs		 -ῐ́δᾱ
-ídā		 -ῐ́δαι
-ídai
Genitive -ῐ́δᾱο / -ῐ́δε͜ω / -ῐ́δω
-ídāo / -íde͜ō / -ídō		 -ῐ́δαιν / -ῐ́δαιῐν / -ῐ́δῃῐν
-ídai(i)n / -ídēiin		 -ῐδᾱ́ων / -ῐδέ͜ων / -ῐδῶν
-idā́ōn / -idé͜ōn / -idôn
Dative -ῐ́δῃ
-ídēi		 -ῐ́δαιν / -ῐ́δαιῐν / -ῐ́δῃῐν
-ídai(i)n / -ídēiin		 -ῐ́δῃσῐ / -ῐ́δῃσῐν / -ῐ́δῃς / -ῐ́δαις
-ídēisi(n) / -ídēis / -ídais
Accusative -ῐ́δην
-ídēn		 -ῐ́δᾱ
-ídā		 -ῐ́δᾱς
-ídās
Vocative -ῐ́δη
-ídē		 -ῐ́δᾱ
-ídā		 -ῐ́δαι
-ídai
Notes:
  • Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.
First declension of -ῐ́δης; -ῐ́δεω (Ionic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative -ῐ́δης
-ídēs		 -ῐ́δᾱ
-ídā		 -ῐ́δαι
-ídai
Genitive -ῐ́δεω / -ῐ́δω
-ídeō / -ídō		 -ῐ́δαιν
-ídain		 -ῐδέων / -ῐδῶν
-idéōn / -idôn
Dative -ῐ́δῃ
-ídēi		 -ῐ́δαιν
-ídain		 -ῐ́δῃσῐ / -ῐ́δῃσῐν
-ídēisi(n)
Accusative -ῐ́δην
-ídēn		 -ῐ́δᾱ
-ídā		 -ῐ́δᾱς
-ídās
Vocative -ῐ́δη
-ídē		 -ῐ́δᾱ
-ídā		 -ῐ́δαι
-ídai
Notes:
  • Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Synonyms
  • -δης (-dēs)
  • -άδης (-ádēs)
  • -ιάδης (-iádēs)
  • -ίων (-íōn)
  • -ωνδας (-ōndas)
  • -ούδης (-oúdēs)
  • -ούδας (-oúdas)

Derived terms
Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -ίδης

Descendants
  • → Esperanto: -ido
  • → Latin: -idēs

References
  • Smyth, Herbert Weir (1920), “Part III: Formation of Words”, in A Greek grammar for colleges, Cambridge: American Book Company, § 845.4
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