"λήθη" meaning in Ancient Greek

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Noun

IPA: /lɛ̌ː.tʰɛː/, /ˈli.θi/, /ˈli.θi/, /lɛ̌ː.tʰɛː/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈle̝.tʰe̝/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈli.θi/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈli.θi/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈli.θi/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: From Proto-Hellenic *lā́tʰā, from Proto-Indo-European *léh₂dʰeh₂, from *leh₂- (“to be concealed”) (whence λανθάνω (lanthánō)). Etymology templates: {{inh|grc|grk-pro|*lā́tʰā}} Proto-Hellenic *lā́tʰā, {{inh|grc|ine-pro|*léh₂dʰeh₂}} Proto-Indo-European *léh₂dʰeh₂ Head templates: {{grc-noun|λήθης|f|first}} λήθη • (lḗthē) f (genitive λήθης); first declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|λήθη|ης}} Forms: lḗthē [romanization], λήθης [genitive], Attic declension-1 [table-tags], ἡ λήθη [nominative, singular], τὼ λήθᾱ [dual, nominative], αἱ λῆθαι [nominative, plural], τῆς λήθης [genitive, singular], τοῖν λήθαιν [dual, genitive], τῶν ληθῶν [genitive, plural], τῇ λήθῃ [dative, singular], τοῖν λήθαιν [dative, dual], ταῖς λήθαις [dative, plural], τὴν λήθην [accusative, singular], τὼ λήθᾱ [accusative, dual], τᾱ̀ς λήθᾱς [accusative, plural], λήθη [singular, vocative], λήθᾱ [dual, vocative], λῆθαι [plural, vocative]
  1. oblivion; forgetfulness Synonyms: ληθεδών (lēthedṓn) [feminine, poetic], λῆθος (lêthos) [neuter], ληθώ (lēthṓ) [feminine], λησμοσύνη (lēsmosúnē) [feminine]
    Sense id: en-λήθη-grc-noun-IzFUEeUE Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension, Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes Related terms: ᾰ̓λήθειᾰ f & related words (alḗtheia), ἐκληθάνω (eklēthánō), ἐκλήθομαι (eklḗthomai), ἐπιλήθης (epilḗthēs), ἐπίληθος (epílēthos), ἐπιλήθω (epilḗthō), καταλήθομαι (katalḗthomai), λέληθα & see ληθ- forms of λανθάνω (lanthánō), λήθαιος (lḗthaios), ληθαῖος (lēthaîos), ληθάνεμος (lēthánemos), ληθάνω (lēthánō), ληθαργικός (lēthargikós), λήθαργος (lḗthargos), ληθεδανός (lēthedanós), ληθεδών (lēthedṓn) [feminine], λήθιος (lḗthios), λήθω (lḗthō)

Inflected forms

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    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈli.θi/"
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    {
      "ipa": "/lɛ̌ː.tʰɛː/",
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    },
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      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
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      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
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      "ipa": "/ˈli.θi/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
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        "singular"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
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    {
      "roman": "lēthánō",
      "word": "ληθάνω"
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      "roman": "lēthargikós",
      "word": "ληθαργικός"
    },
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      "roman": "lḗthargos",
      "word": "λήθαργος"
    },
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      "word": "ληθεδανός"
    },
    {
      "roman": "lēthedṓn",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "roman": "lḗthios",
      "word": "λήθιος"
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        "Ancient Greek lemmas",
        "Ancient Greek nouns",
        "Ancient Greek paroxytone terms",
        "Ancient Greek terms derived from Proto-Hellenic",
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        "Ancient Greek terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European",
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        "oblivion; forgetfulness"
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    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈli.θi/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈli.θi/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lɛ̌ː.tʰɛː/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈle̝.tʰe̝/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈli.θi/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈli.θi/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈli.θi/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
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      "roman": "lēthedṓn",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "poetic"
      ],
      "word": "ληθεδών"
    },
    {
      "roman": "lêthos",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "λῆθος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "lēthṓ",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ληθώ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "lēsmosúnē",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "λησμοσύνη"
    }
  ],
  "word": "λήθη"
}

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