Ancient Greek dictionary · adjective
ἕτερος
one or the other of two
Transliteration: heteros
Dictionary forms: ᾱ̔́τερος, ᾱ̔τέρᾱ, θᾱ́τερον
Inflection: first/second declension
Meaning and definitions
- one or the other of two
- either ... or ...
- one after the other
- other, another, second (often of pairs)
- different
Connected roots
- hetero-
other, different
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- heterogeneous
diverse in character or content
Recorded forms
| Form | Grammar |
|---|---|
| ἕτερος | nom. sg. masc. |
| ἑτέρᾱ | nom. sg. fem. |
| ἕτερον | nom. sg. neut. |
| ἕτεροι | nom. pl. masc. |
| ἕτεραι | nom. pl. fem. |
| ἕτερᾰ | nom. pl. neut. |
| ἑτέρου | gen. sg. masc. |
| ἑτέρᾱς | gen. sg. fem. |
| ἑτέρου | gen. sg. neut. |
| ἑτέρων | gen. pl. masc. |
| ἑτέρων | gen. pl. fem. |
| ἑτέρων | gen. pl. neut. |
| ἑτέρῳ | dat. sg. masc. |
| ἑτέρᾳ | dat. sg. fem. |
| ἑτέρῳ | dat. sg. neut. |
| ἑτέροις | dat. pl. masc. |
| ἑτέραις | dat. pl. fem. |
| ἑτέροις | dat. pl. neut. |
| ἕτερον | acc. sg. masc. |
| ἑτέρᾱν | acc. sg. fem. |
| ἕτερον | acc. sg. neut. |
| ἑτέρους | acc. pl. masc. |
| ἑτέρᾱς | acc. pl. fem. |
| ἕτερᾰ | acc. pl. neut. |
| ἕτερε | voc. sg. masc. |
| ἑτέρᾱ | voc. sg. fem. |
| ἕτερον | voc. sg. neut. |
| ἕτεροι | voc. pl. masc. |
| ἕτεραι | voc. pl. fem. |
| ἕτερᾰ | voc. pl. neut. |
| ἑτέρη | nom. sg. fem. |
| ἑτέρης | gen. sg. fem. |
| ἑτερέων | gen. pl. fem. |
| ἑτέρῃ | dat. sg. fem. |
| ἑτέροισῐ | dat. pl. masc. |
| ἑτέροισῐν | dat. pl. masc. |
| ἑτέρῃσῐ | dat. pl. fem. |
| ἑτέρῃσῐν | dat. pl. fem. |
| ἑτέροισῐ | dat. pl. neut. |
| ἑτέροισῐν | dat. pl. neut. |
| ἑτέρην | acc. sg. fem. |
| ἑτέρη | voc. sg. fem. |
| ᾱ̔́τερος | nom. sg. masc. |
| ᾱ̔τέρᾱ | nom. sg. fem. |
| θᾱ́τερον | nom. sg. neut. |
| ᾱ̔́τεροι | nom. pl. masc. |
| ᾱ̔́τεραι | nom. pl. fem. |
| θᾱ́τερᾰ | nom. pl. neut. |
| θοὐτέρου | gen. sg. masc. |
| θοὐτέρου | gen. sg. neut. |
| θᾱτέρῳ | dat. sg. masc. |
| θᾱτέρᾳ | dat. sg. fem. |
| θᾱτέρῳ | dat. sg. neut. |
| θᾱ́τερον | acc. sg. neut. |
| θᾱ́τερᾰ | acc. pl. neut. |
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