νεφεληγερέτα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

νεφέλη (nephélē) +‎ ἀγείρω (ageírō) +‎ -τα (-ta)

Pronunciation

 

Noun

νεφεληγερέτᾰ • (nephelēgerétă) m (genitive νεφεληγερέτᾱο); first declension

  1. (Epic) cloud-gatherer (epithet of Zeus)
    • c. 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 1.69:
      τὴν δ’ ἀπαμειβόμενος προσέφη νεφεληγερέτα Ζεύς·
      tḕn d’ apameibómenos proséphē nephelēgeréta Zeús;
      In answer, cloud-gatherer Zeus said to her:
      This line, or the same line with τὴν (tḕn, “her”) replaced with τὸν (tòn, “him”), is repeated many times in the Odyssey.

Usage notes

  • Only the nominative and genitive are used in Homer.

Declension

First declension of νεφεληγερέτᾰ; νεφεληγερέτᾱο / νεφεληγερέτεω / νεφεληγερέτω (Epic)
Case / # Singular
Nominative νεφεληγερέτᾰ
nephelēgerétă
Genitive νεφεληγερέτᾱο / νεφεληγερέτεω / νεφεληγερέτω
nephelēgerétāo / nephelēgeréteō / nephelēgerétō
Dative νεφεληγερέτῃ
nephelēgerétēi
Accusative νεφεληγερέτην
nephelēgerétēn
Vocative νεφεληγερέτᾰ
nephelēgerétă
Notes:
  • Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

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