"Ἀρήτη" meaning in Ancient Greek

See Ἀρήτη in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /aː.rɛ̌ː.tɛː/, /aˈri.ti/, /aˈri.ti/, /aː.rɛ̌ː.tɛː/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /aˈre̝.te̝/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /aˈri.ti/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /aˈri.ti/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /aˈri.ti/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: From ἀράομαι (aráomai), thus ‘she who is prayed for’. Head templates: {{grc-proper noun|Ᾱ̓ρήτη|Ᾱ̓ρήτης|f|first}} Ᾱ̓ρήτη • (Ārḗtē) f (genitive Ᾱ̓ρήτης); first declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|Ᾱ̓ρήτη|ης|form=S}} Forms: Ᾱ̓ρήτη [canonical], Ārḗtē [romanization], Ᾱ̓ρήτης [genitive], Attic declension-1 [table-tags], ἡ Ᾱ̓ρήτη [nominative, singular], τῆς Ᾱ̓ρήτης [genitive, singular], τῇ Ᾱ̓ρήτῃ [dative, singular], τὴν Ᾱ̓ρήτην [accusative, singular], Ᾱ̓ρήτη [singular, vocative]
  1. Queen Arete, wife of Alcinous and mother of Nausicaa.
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      "source": "declension",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grc-decl",
      "source": "declension",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "First declension",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἡ Ᾱ̓ρήτη",
      "roman": "hē Ārḗtē",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῆς Ᾱ̓ρήτης",
      "roman": "tês Ārḗtēs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῇ Ᾱ̓ρήτῃ",
      "roman": "têi Ārḗtēi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὴν Ᾱ̓ρήτην",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Ᾱ̓ρήτη",
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      "tags": [
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        "vocative"
      ]
    }
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        "2": "Ᾱ̓ρήτης",
        "3": "f",
        "4": "first"
      },
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      "name": "grc-proper noun"
    }
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    }
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  "pos": "name",
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          "name": "Ancient Greek feminine proper nouns in the first declension",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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      ],
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        "Queen Arete, wife of Alcinous and mother of Nausicaa."
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "Alcinous",
          "Alcinous"
        ],
        [
          "Nausicaa",
          "Nausicaa"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/aː.rɛ̌ː.tɛː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/aˈri.ti/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/aˈri.ti/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/aː.rɛ̌ː.tɛː/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/aˈre̝.te̝/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/aˈri.ti/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/aˈri.ti/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/aˈri.ti/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Ἀρήτη"
}
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      "tags": [
        "canonical"
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    },
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      "form": "Ārḗtē",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Ᾱ̓ρήτης",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Attic declension-1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grc-decl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "First declension",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἡ Ᾱ̓ρήτη",
      "roman": "hē Ārḗtē",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῇ Ᾱ̓ρήτῃ",
      "roman": "têi Ārḗtēi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὴν Ᾱ̓ρήτην",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
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        "2": "Ᾱ̓ρήτης",
        "3": "f",
        "4": "first"
      },
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      "name": "grc-proper noun"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Ᾱ̓ρήτη",
        "2": "ης",
        "form": "S"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "name",
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        "Ancient Greek lemmas",
        "Ancient Greek paroxytone terms",
        "Ancient Greek proper nouns",
        "Ancient Greek terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "grc:Female people",
        "grc:Greek mythology",
        "grc:Mythological figures"
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      "glosses": [
        "Queen Arete, wife of Alcinous and mother of Nausicaa."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Alcinous",
          "Alcinous"
        ],
        [
          "Nausicaa",
          "Nausicaa"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/aː.rɛ̌ː.tɛː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/aˈri.ti/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/aˈri.ti/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/aː.rɛ̌ː.tɛː/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/aˈre̝.te̝/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/aˈri.ti/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/aˈri.ti/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/aˈri.ti/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Ἀρήτη"
}

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