νάρθηξ

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

νάθραξ (náthrax)

Etymology

According to Beekes, the presence of a variant and the ending in "-ξ" lead to a Pre-Greek origin.

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /nár.tʰɛːks/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈnar.tʰeks/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈnar.θiks/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈnar.θiks/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈnar.θiks/

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Noun

νάρθηξ • (nárthēx) m (genitive νάρθηκος); third declension

giant fennel (Ferula communis)
casket for unguents
(architecture) vestibule in a church

Declension

Third declension of ὁ νάρθηξ; τοῦ νάρθηκος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ νάρθηξ ho nárthēx	τὼ νάρθηκε tṑ nárthēke	οἱ νάρθηκες hoi nárthēkes
Genitive	τοῦ νάρθηκος toû nárthēkos	τοῖν ναρθήκοιν toîn narthḗkoin	τῶν ναρθήκων tôn narthḗkōn
Dative	τῷ νάρθηκῐ tôi nárthēki	τοῖν ναρθήκοιν toîn narthḗkoin	τοῖς νάρθηξῐ / νάρθηξῐν toîs nárthēxi(n)
Accusative	τὸν νάρθηκᾰ tòn nárthēka	τὼ νάρθηκε tṑ nárthēke	τοὺς νάρθηκᾰς toùs nárthēkas
Vocative	νάρθηξ nárthēx	νάρθηκε nárthēke	νάρθηκες nárthēkes
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

ναρθηκία (narthēkía)
ναρθηκίζω (narthēkízō)
ναρθήκινος (narthḗkinos)
ναρθήκιον (narthḗkion)

Descendants

English: narthex
Greek: νάρθηκας (nárthikas)