Γαῖα

See also: Γαία and γαῖα

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From γαῖα (gaîa, “earth”).

Pronunciation
 

Proper noun

Γαῖᾰ • (Gaîa) f (genitive Γαίᾱς); first declension

  1. (Greek mythology) Gaia or Gaea, the Earth personified as a goddess

Inflection
First declension of ἡ Γαῖᾰ; τῆς Γαίᾱς (Attic)
Case / # Singular
Nominative ἡ Γαῖᾰ
hē Gaîa
Genitive τῆς Γαίᾱς
tês Gaíās
Dative τῇ Γαίᾳ
têi Gaíāi
Accusative τὴν Γαῖᾰν
tḕn Gaîan
Vocative Γαῖᾰ
Gaîa
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.
First declension of ἡ Γαῖᾰ; τῆς Γαίης (Attic)
Case / # Singular
Nominative ἡ Γαῖᾰ
hē Gaîa
Genitive τῆς Γαίης
tês Gaíēs
Dative τῇ Γαίῃ
têi Gaíēi
Accusative τὴν Γαῖᾰν
tḕn Gaîan
Vocative Γαῖᾰ
Gaîa
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants
  • English: Gaia
  • Greek: Γαία (Gaía)
  • Latin: Gaea

References
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