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γάιος

First/Second declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: γάιος γάιη γάιον

Structure: γαι (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Sense

on land

Declension

First/Second declension

		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Singular	Nominative	γαῖος	γάίᾱ	γαῖον
	Genitive	γαίου	γάίᾱς	γαίου
	Dative	γαίῳ	γάίᾱͅ	γαίῳ
	Accusative	γαῖον	γάίᾱν	γαῖον
	Vocative	γαῖε	γάίᾱ	γαῖον
Dual	N/A/V	γαίω	γάίᾱ	γαίω
Dual	G/D	γαίοιν	γάίαιν	γαίοιν
Plural	Nominative	γαῖοι	γά́ιαι	γαῖα
	Genitive	γαίων	γάιῶν	γαίων
	Dative	γαίοις	γάίαις	γαίοις
	Accusative	γαίους	γάίᾱς	γαῖα
	Vocative	γαῖοι	γά́ιαι	γαῖα

	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Adjective	γαῖος γαίου	γαιώτερος γαιωτέρου	γαιώτατος γαιωτάτου
Adverb	γαίως	γαιώτερον	γαιώτατα

The inflection forms above were generated by rules and some usages of them were not attested.

Due to a bug of system, some forms may display wrong accents.

Examples

γαῖα δὲ δακρύσαντι χαριζομένη βασιλῆι ἄνθοσ ἀνηέξησε, παραίφασιν Ἀπόλλωνοσ, ἄνθοσ ἀριζήλοιο φερώνυμον ἡβητῆροσ. (Colluthus, Rape of Helen, book 1116)
Ἀδμήτῳ δέ τινι ποιητῇ φαύλῳ λέγοντι γεγραφέναι μονόστιχον ἐπίγραμμα, ὅπερ ἐν ταῖσ διαθήκαισ κεκέλευκεν ἐπιγραφῆναι αὑτοῦ τῇ στήλῃ ‐ ‐ οὐ χεῖρον δὲ καὶ αὐτὸ εἰπεῖν, Γαῖα λάβ’ Ἀδμήτου ἔλυτρον, βῆ δ’ εἰσ θεὸν αὐτόσ ‐ γελάσασ εἶπεν, Οὕτω καλόν ἐστιν, ὦ Ἄδμητε, τὸ ἐπίγραμμα, ὥστε ἐβουλόμην αὐτὸ ἤδη ἐπιγεγράφθαι. (Lucian, (no name) 44:1)
περιστονάχησε δὲ γαῖα. (Hesiod, Shield of Heracles, Book Sh. 32:5)
ναυσὶ δ’ εὐπύμνοισ παραὶ μάρναντ’, ἐναριζομένων δ’ ἔρ]ευθε φώτων αἵμα]τι γαῖα μέλαινα Ἑκτορ]έασ ὑπὸ χειρόσ, πῆμα μ]έγ’ ἡμιθέοισ ! (Bacchylides, , epinicians, ode 13 32:2)
ὦ γαῖα πατρίσ, πῶσ ἂν ἐνθάνοιμί σοι; (Euripides, Rhesus, episode, antistrophe 1 1:26)
τοιῷ[δ’ ὑπερθύ]μῳ σ[θένε]ι γυια[λκέα σώ]ματα [πρὸσ γ]αίᾳ πελάσσασ ἵκετ’ [Ἀσωπὸ]ν παρὰ πορφυροδίναν, τοῦ κ[λέοσ π]ᾶσαν χθόνα ἦλθε[ν καὶ] ἐπ’ ἔσχατα Νείλου· (Bacchylides, , epinicians, ode 9 5:1)
οὐκ εἶδέ νιν ἀέλιοσ κείνῳ γε σὺν ἄματι πρὸσ γαίᾳ πεσόντα. (Bacchylides, , epinicians, ode 11 2:3)

Synonyms

on land
- πεζός (by land)
- ἰσόγαιος (like land)
- πεζονόμος (commanding by land)
- πεζικός (a land force)
- πεζοπόρος (going by land)
- πολύπλεθρος (rich in land)
- τραφερός (the dry land, land)
- ξερός (dry, to the dry land)
- χερσαῖος ( traveling by land)
- λυπρόχωρος (with poor land)
- γεωπείνης (poor in land)
- πεζός (land, beasts)
- Ἀλήιος (poor in lands)
- ἔγγαιος (in land, consisting of land)
- ἀκταῖος (on the coast, coast-land)
- ἔγγαιος (in or of the land, native)

γαίω (to exult)
συνάρχω (to rule jointly with)
σύναρχος (a partner in office)
ἀντιστράτηγος (the enemy's general)
ὑπατικός (of or pertaining to a consul)
ὑπατεύω (to be consul)
δικτάτωρ (dictator)
ὕπατος (consul)
δημαρχία (the office or rank of dh)
ἀνθύπατος (proconsul)
Μαρσός (one of the Marsi)
μάλιον (a lock of hair)
συνύπατος (a colleague in the consulship)
τιμητός (rateable)
σεβαστός (reverenced)
ὑπατείᾱ (the office or rank of consul)
Σπαρτάκειος (of Spartacus)
τιμητικός (estimative)
δήμαρχος (a governor of the people)
ὑποστράτηγος (a lieutenant-general)
θριαμβεύω (to triumph)
συγκλητικός (of senatorial rank)
σπινθήρ (a spark)
ἀμνηστίᾱ (forgetfulness)
θριαμβικός (triumphal)
πατροκτονία (murder of a father)
τιμητής (a valuer)
ἀρχαιρεσία (an election of magistrates)
τεχνάζω (to employ art)
αὐτοκράτωρ (absolute ruler)

Similar forms

Source: Henry George Liddell. Robert Scott. "A Greek-English Lexicon". revised and augmented throughout by. Sir Henry Stuart Jones.

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on land

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Sense

Declension

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on land

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