δυσμή

See also: δυσμῇ

Ancient Greek

From δύω (dúō, “to cause to sink; to plunge”).

δῠσμή • (dŭsmḗ) f (genitive δῠσμῆς); first declension (chiefly in the plural)

the setting of the Sun or other stars
the quarter of sunset; the region where the sun sets; ergo, the west, the occident
Synonyms: δύσις (dúsis), δύσμα (dúsma)

Antonym: ἀνατολή (anatolḗ)

First declension of ἡ δῠσμή; τῆς δῠσμῆς (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ δῠσμή hē dŭsmḗ	τὼ δῠσμᾱ́ tṑ dŭsmā́	αἱ δῠσμαί hai dŭsmaí
Genitive	τῆς δῠσμῆς tês dŭsmês	τοῖν δῠσμαῖν toîn dŭsmaîn	τῶν δῠσμῶν tôn dŭsmôn
Dative	τῇ δῠσμῇ tēî dŭsmēî	τοῖν δῠσμαῖν toîn dŭsmaîn	ταῖς δῠσμαῖς taîs dŭsmaîs
Accusative	τὴν δῠσμήν tḕn dŭsmḗn	τὼ δῠσμᾱ́ tṑ dŭsmā́	τᾱ̀ς δῠσμᾱ́ς tā̀s dŭsmā́s
Vocative	δῠσμή dŭsmḗ	δῠσμᾱ́ dŭsmā́	δῠσμαί dŭsmaí
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

First declension of δῠσμή; δῠσμῆς (Epic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	δῠσμή dŭsmḗ	δῠσμᾱ́ dŭsmā́	δῠσμαί dŭsmaí
Genitive	δῠσμῆς dŭsmês	δῠσμαῖῐ̈ν dŭsmaîĭ̈n	δῠσμᾱ́ων / δῠσμέων / δῠσμῶν dŭsmā́ōn / dŭsméōn / dŭsmôn
Dative	δῠσμῇ dŭsmēî	δῠσμαῖῐ̈ν dŭsmaîĭ̈n	δῠσμῇσῐ / δῠσμῇσῐν / δῠσμῇς / δῠσμαῖς dŭsmēîsĭ(n) / dŭsmēîs / dŭsmaîs
Accusative	δῠσμήν dŭsmḗn	δῠσμᾱ́ dŭsmā́	δῠσμᾱ́ς dŭsmā́s
Vocative	δῠσμή dŭsmḗ	δῠσμᾱ́ dŭsmā́	δῠσμαί dŭsmaí
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

First declension of ἡ δῠσμή; τῆς δῠσμῆς (Ionic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ δῠσμή hē dŭsmḗ	τὼ δῠσμᾱ́ tṑ dŭsmā́	αἱ δῠσμαί hai dŭsmaí
Genitive	τῆς δῠσμῆς tês dŭsmês	τοῖν δῠσμαῖν toîn dŭsmaîn	τῶν δῠσμέων / δῠσμῶν tôn dŭsméōn / dŭsmôn
Dative	τῇ δῠσμῇ tēî dŭsmēî	τοῖν δῠσμαῖν toîn dŭsmaîn	τῇσῐ / τῇσῐν δῠσμῇσῐ / δῠσμῇσῐν tēîsĭ(n) dŭsmēîsĭ(n)
Accusative	τὴν δῠσμήν tḕn dŭsmḗn	τὼ δῠσμᾱ́ tṑ dŭsmā́	τᾱ̀ς δῠσμᾱ́ς tā̀s dŭsmā́s
Vocative	δῠσμή dŭsmḗ	δῠσμᾱ́ dŭsmā́	δῠσμαί dŭsmaí
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

First declension of ᾱ̔ δῠσμή / δῠσμᾱ́; τᾶς δῠσμῆς / δῠσμᾱ́ς (Aeolic, Doric)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ᾱ̔ δῠσμή / δῠσμᾱ́ hā dŭsmḗ / dŭsmā́	τὼ δῠσμᾱ́ tṑ dŭsmā́	ταὶ δῠσμαί taì dŭsmaí
Genitive	τᾶς δῠσμῆς / δῠσμᾱ́ς tâs dŭsmês / dŭsmā́s	τοῖν δῠσμαῖν toîn dŭsmaîn	τᾶν δῠσμάων / δῠσμᾶν tân dŭsmáōn / dŭsmân
Dative	τᾷ δῠσμῇ / δῠσμᾷ tāî dŭsmēî / dŭsmāî	τοῖν δῠσμαῖν toîn dŭsmaîn	ταῖς δῠσμαῖς taîs dŭsmaîs
Accusative	τᾱ̀ν δῠσμήν / δῠσμᾶν tā̀n dŭsmḗn / dŭsmân	τὼ δῠσμᾱ́ tṑ dŭsmā́	τᾱ̀ς δῠσμᾱ́ς tā̀s dŭsmā́s
Vocative	δῠσμή / δῠσμᾱ́ dŭsmḗ / dŭsmā́	δῠσμᾱ́ dŭsmā́	δῠσμαί dŭsmaí
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.