ἦτορ

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₁eh₁tr̥, from *h₁eh₁t- (“to breathe”) +‎ *-r̥ (r/n-stem suffix). Cognates include Old Irish inathar (“intestines”) and Dutch ader (“vein”).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ἦτορ • (êtor) n (genitive ἤτορος); third declension

  1. (Epic) the heart, as the seat of life, passion, desire, etc.

Declension

Third declension of ἦτορ; ἤτορος (Epic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἦτορ
êtor 		ἤτορε
ḗtore 		ἤτορᾰ
ḗtoră
Genitive ἤτορος
ḗtoros 		ἠτόροιῐ̈ν
ētóroiĭ̈n 		ἠτόρων
ētórōn
Dative ἤτορῐ
ḗtorĭ 		ἠτόροιῐ̈ν
ētóroiĭ̈n 		ἤτορσῐ / ἤτορσῐν / ἠτόρεσῐ / ἠτόρεσῐν / ἠτόρεσσῐ / ἠτόρεσσῐν
ḗtorsĭ(n) / ētóresĭ(n) / ētóressĭ(n)
Accusative ἦτορ
êtor 		ἤτορε
ḗtore 		ἤτορᾰ
ḗtoră
Vocative ἦτορ
êtor 		ἤτορε
ḗtore 		ἤτορᾰ
ḗtoră
Notes:
  • Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “ἦτορ”, in Liddell & Scott (1940), A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “ἦτορ”, in Liddell & Scott (1889), An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • “ἦτορ”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891), A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
  • ἦτορ in Bailly, Anatole (1935), Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
  • ἦτορ in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924), A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
  • “ἦτορ”, in Slater, William J. (1969), Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
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