"ἐνάτηρ" meaning in Ancient Greek

See ἐνάτηρ in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /e.ná.tɛːr/, /eˈna.tir/, /eˈna.tir/, /e.ná.tɛːr/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /eˈna.te̝r/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /eˈna.tir/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /eˈna.tir/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /eˈna.tir/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: From Proto-Indo-European *h₁yénh₂tēr. Cognates include Latin janitrīcēs, Sanskrit यातृ (yātṛ), Old Armenian ներ (ner) and Old Church Slavonic ꙗтрꙑ (jatry). Etymology templates: {{inh|grc|ine-pro|*h₁yénh₂tēr}} Proto-Indo-European *h₁yénh₂tēr, {{cog|la|janitrīcēs}} Latin janitrīcēs, {{cog|sa|यातृ|sc=Deva}} Sanskrit यातृ (yātṛ), {{cog|xcl|ներ|}} Old Armenian ներ (ner), {{cog|cu|ꙗтрꙑ}} Old Church Slavonic ꙗтрꙑ (jatry) Head templates: {{grc-noun|εἰνάτερος|f|third}} ἐνάτηρ • (enátēr) f (genitive εἰνάτερος); third declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|ἐνᾰ́τηρ|εἰνᾰ́τερος|DS=ἐνατρί|VS=εἴνατερ|form=F-sing-plur|notes=Not actually attested in all forms. The accusative singular and plural as well as the dative and vocative plural are conjectural.}} Forms: enátēr [romanization], εἰνάτερος [genitive], Attic declension-3 [table-tags], ἡ ἐνᾰ́τηρ [nominative, singular], αἱ εἰνᾰ́τερες [nominative, plural], τῆς εἰνᾰ́τερος [genitive, singular], εἰνᾰτέρων [genitive, plural], τῇ ἐνατρί [dative, singular], ταῖς εἰνᾰ́τερσῐ [dative, plural], εἰνᾰ́τερσῐν [dative, plural], taîs einắtersĭ [dative, plural], taîs einắtersĭn [dative, plural], τὴν εἰνᾰ́τερᾰ [accusative, singular], τᾱ̀ς εἰνᾰ́τερᾰς [accusative, plural], εἴνατερ [singular, vocative], εἰνᾰ́τερες [plural, vocative]
  1. brother’s wife
    Sense id: en-ἐνάτηρ-grc-noun-EyJI~us7 Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the third declension, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Female family members Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the third declension: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 59 41 Disambiguation of Female family members: 56 44
  2. the wife of husband’s brother: sister-in-law, co-sister-in-law
    Sense id: en-ἐνάτηρ-grc-noun-7f-xHjGm Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the third declension, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the third declension: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50

Inflected forms

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      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "εἴνατερ",
      "roman": "eínater",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "vocative"
      ]
    },
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  "pos": "noun",
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        ]
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    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/e.ná.tɛːr/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/eˈna.tir/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/eˈna.tir/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/e.ná.tɛːr/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/eˈna.te̝r/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/eˈna.tir/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/eˈna.tir/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/eˈna.tir/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ἐνάτηρ"
}
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    "Ancient Greek nouns",
    "Ancient Greek paroxytone terms",
    "Ancient Greek terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Ancient Greek terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European",
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    {
      "form": "εἰνάτερος",
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      "form": "ἡ ἐνᾰ́τηρ",
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "αἱ εἰνᾰ́τερες",
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῆς εἰνᾰ́τερος",
      "roman": "tês einắteros",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "singular"
      ]
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      "form": "εἰνᾰτέρων",
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "τῇ ἐνατρί",
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ταῖς εἰνᾰ́τερσῐ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
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    },
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      "form": "εἰνᾰ́τερσῐν",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "taîs einắtersĭ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "taîs einắtersĭn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὴν εἰνᾰ́τερᾰ",
      "roman": "tḕn einắteră",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "roman": "tā̀s einắterăs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "εἴνατερ",
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "vocative"
      ]
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      "form": "εἰνᾰ́τερες",
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "plural",
        "vocative"
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    }
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      ],
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        ],
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      "ipa": "/e.ná.tɛːr/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/eˈna.tir/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/eˈna.tir/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/e.ná.tɛːr/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/eˈna.te̝r/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
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      "ipa": "/eˈna.tir/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
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      "ipa": "/eˈna.tir/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
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    {
      "ipa": "/eˈna.tir/",
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}

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