φήμη
Ancient Greek
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Hellenic *pʰā́mā, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-meh₂, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- (“to speak”). By surface analysis, a full-grade deverbal of φημί (phēmí, “to say, explain, argue”).[1]
Pronunciation
edit- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /pʰɛ̌ː.mɛː/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ˈpʰe̝.me̝/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ˈɸi.mi/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ˈfi.mi/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ˈfi.mi/
Noun
editφήμη • (phḗmē) f (genitive φήμης); first declension
- prophetic voice, oracle
- rumor
- reputation
Inflection
editCase / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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Nominative | ἡ φήμη hē phḗmē |
τὼ φήμᾱ tṑ phḗmā |
αἱ φῆμαι hai phêmai | ||||||||||
Genitive | τῆς φήμης tês phḗmēs |
τοῖν φήμαιν toîn phḗmain |
τῶν φημῶν tôn phēmôn | ||||||||||
Dative | τῇ φήμῃ têi phḗmēi |
τοῖν φήμαιν toîn phḗmain |
ταῖς φήμαις taîs phḗmais | ||||||||||
Accusative | τὴν φήμην tḕn phḗmēn |
τὼ φήμᾱ tṑ phḗmā |
τᾱ̀ς φήμᾱς tā̀s phḗmās | ||||||||||
Vocative | φήμη phḗmē |
φήμᾱ phḗmā |
φῆμαι phêmai | ||||||||||
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Derived terms
edit- εὔφημος (eúphēmos)
- εὐφημισμός (euphēmismós)
Related terms
editDescendants
edit- Greek: φήμη (fími)
References
edit- ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “φημί”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1566-7
Further reading
edit- “φήμη”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “φήμη”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “φήμη”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
- φήμη in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- φήμη in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
- G5345 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
- adage idem, page 10.
- bruit idem, page 101.
- cry idem, page 187.
- fame idem, page 304.
- legend idem, page 484.
- message idem, page 526.
- myth idem, page 549.
- news idem, page 557.
- omen idem, page 572.
- report idem, page 697.
- reputation idem, page 699.
- rumour idem, page 726.
- saying idem, page 736.
- sign idem, page 774.
- tale idem, page 854.
- tidings idem, page 874.
- word idem, page 987.
Greek
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek φήμη (phḗmē, “talk”).
Noun
editφήμη • (fími) f (plural φήμες)
- fame
- reputation
- rumour (UK), rumor (US)
Declension
editsingular | plural | |
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nominative | φήμη (fími) | φήμες (fímes) |
genitive | φήμης (fímis) | φημών (fimón) |
accusative | φήμη (fími) | φήμες (fímes) |
vocative | φήμη (fími) | φήμες (fímes) |
Synonyms
edit- δόξα f (dóxa)
Categories:
- Ancient Greek terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Ancient Greek terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *bʰeh₂- (speak)
- Ancient Greek terms inherited from Proto-Hellenic
- Ancient Greek terms derived from Proto-Hellenic
- Ancient Greek terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
- Ancient Greek 2-syllable words
- Ancient Greek terms with IPA pronunciation
- Ancient Greek lemmas
- Ancient Greek nouns
- Ancient Greek paroxytone terms
- Ancient Greek feminine nouns
- Ancient Greek first-declension nouns
- Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension
- Greek terms inherited from Ancient Greek
- Greek terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Greek lemmas
- Greek nouns
- Greek feminine nouns
- Greek nouns declining like 'κόρη'