Γαῖα

See also: Γαία and γαῖα

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• Γαῖη (Gaîē) — Ionic
• Γῆ (Gê)

Etymology

From γαῖα (gaîa, “earth”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ɡâi̯.a/ → /ˈʝɛ.a/ → /ˈʝe.a/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ɡâi̯.a/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɛ.a/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈʝɛ.a/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈʝe.a/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈʝe.a/

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
  • English: Gaea

References

• “Γαῖα”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Γαῖα in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• Γαῖα in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,011
• Γαῖα in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette