μαχαιροθήκη

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From μάχαιρα (mákhaira, “large knife”) and -θήκη (-thḗkē, “case, box”).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ma.kʰai̯.ro.tʰɛ̌ː.kɛː/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ma.kʰɛ.roˈtʰe.ke/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ma.xɛ.roˈθi.ki/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ma.çe.roˈθi.ci/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ma.çe.roˈθi.ci/

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Noun

μαχαιροθήκη • (makhairothḗkē) f (genitive μαχαιροθήκης); first declension

A case for knives

Inflection

First declension of ἡ μαχαιροθήκη; τῆς μαχαιροθήκης (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ μαχαιροθήκη hē makhairothḗkē	τὼ μαχαιροθήκᾱ tṑ makhairothḗkā	αἱ μαχαιροθῆκαι hai makhairothêkai
Genitive	τῆς μαχαιροθήκης tês makhairothḗkēs	τοῖν μαχαιροθήκαιν toîn makhairothḗkain	τῶν μαχαιροθηκῶν tôn makhairothēkôn
Dative	τῇ μαχαιροθήκῃ têi makhairothḗkēi	τοῖν μαχαιροθήκαιν toîn makhairothḗkain	ταῖς μαχαιροθήκαις taîs makhairothḗkais
Accusative	τὴν μαχαιροθήκην tḕn makhairothḗkēn	τὼ μαχαιροθήκᾱ tṑ makhairothḗkā	τᾱ̀ς μαχαιροθήκᾱς tā̀s makhairothḗkās
Vocative	μαχαιροθήκη makhairothḗkē	μαχαιροθήκᾱ makhairothḗkā	μαχαιροθῆκαι makhairothêkai
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

References

μαχαιροθήκη in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
μαχαιροθήκη in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette

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