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χαρά̄

First declension Noun; Feminine Transliteration:

Principal Part: χαρά̄ χαρᾶς

Structure: χαρ (Stem) + ᾱ (Ending)

Etym.: xai/rw

Sense

  1. joy, exultation

Declension

First declension
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative χαρά̄ χαρᾱ́ χαραί
Genitive χαρᾶς χαραῖν χαρῶν
Dative χαρᾷ χαραῖν χαραῖς
Accusative χαρᾱ́ν χαρᾱ́ χαρᾱ́ς
Vocative χαρᾱ́ χαρᾱ́ χαραί

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

  • ὁ δὲ μειδιάσασ, Χάρων με ἔδακεν, ἔφη. (Lucian, (no name) 45:3)
  • τί γελᾳσ, ω Χάρων; (Lucian, Contemplantes, (no name) 1:1)
  • τὸ μὲν ὅλον, ὦ Χάρων, ὑψηλοῦ τινοσ ἡμῖν δεῖ χωρίου, ὡσ ἀπ’ ἐκείνου πάντα κατίδοισ· (Lucian, Contemplantes, (no name) 2:10)
  • διὰ τί δ’ οὐκ ἄν, ὦ Χάρων; (Lucian, Contemplantes, (no name) 4:2)
  • ἰδιώτησ γὰρ εἶ, ὦ Χάρων, καὶ ἥκιστα ποιητικόσ· (Lucian, Contemplantes, (no name) 4:6)

Synonyms

  1. joy

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