παροιμία

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From πάροιμος (pároimos, “by the road, neighbor”) +‎ -ία (-ía).

Pronunciation
 

Noun

πᾰροιμῐ́ᾱ • (paroimíā) f (genitive πᾰροιμῐ́ᾱς); first declension

  1. a byword, saying, proverb, maxim
    1. a dark saying, parable

Inflection
First declension of ἡ πᾰροιμῐ́ᾱ; τῆς πᾰροιμῐ́ᾱς (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ πᾰροιμῐ́ᾱ
hē paroimíā		 τὼ πᾰροιμῐ́ᾱ
tṑ paroimíā		 αἱ πᾰροιμῐ́αι
hai paroimíai
Genitive τῆς πᾰροιμῐ́ᾱς
tês paroimíās		 τοῖν πᾰροιμῐ́αιν
toîn paroimíain		 τῶν πᾰροιμῐῶν
tôn paroimiôn
Dative τῇ πᾰροιμῐ́ᾳ
têi paroimíāi		 τοῖν πᾰροιμῐ́αιν
toîn paroimíain		 ταῖς πᾰροιμῐ́αις
taîs paroimíais
Accusative τὴν πᾰροιμῐ́ᾱν
tḕn paroimíān		 τὼ πᾰροιμῐ́ᾱ
tṑ paroimíā		 τᾱ̀ς πᾰροιμῐ́ᾱς
tā̀s paroimíās
Vocative πᾰροιμῐ́ᾱ
paroimíā		 πᾰροιμῐ́ᾱ
paroimíā		 πᾰροιμῐ́αι
paroimíai
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

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Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek παροιμία (paroimía).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /paɾiˈmia/
  • Hyphenation: πα‧ροι‧μί‧α

Noun

παροιμία • (paroimía) f (plural παροιμίες)

  1. proverb, saying, adage, maxim (phrase expressing a basic truth)

Declension
declension of παροιμία
singular plural
nominative παροιμία • παροιμίες •
genitive παροιμίας • παροιμιών •
accusative παροιμία • παροιμίες •
vocative παροιμία • παροιμίες •

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