ξιφοθήκη

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ξίφος (xíphos, “sword”) and -θήκη (-thḗkē, “case, box”).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ksi.pʰo.tʰɛ̌ː.kɛː/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ksi.pʰoˈtʰe.ke/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ksi.ɸoˈθi.ki/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ksi.foˈθi.ci/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ksi.foˈθi.ci/

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Noun

ξιφοθήκη • (xiphothḗkē) f (genitive ξιφοθήκης); first declension

A scabbard

Inflection

First declension of ἡ ξιφοθήκη; τῆς ξιφοθήκης (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ ξιφοθήκη hē xiphothḗkē	τὼ ξιφοθήκᾱ tṑ xiphothḗkā	αἱ ξιφοθῆκαι hai xiphothêkai
Genitive	τῆς ξιφοθήκης tês xiphothḗkēs	τοῖν ξιφοθήκαιν toîn xiphothḗkain	τῶν ξιφοθηκῶν tôn xiphothēkôn
Dative	τῇ ξιφοθήκῃ têi xiphothḗkēi	τοῖν ξιφοθήκαιν toîn xiphothḗkain	ταῖς ξιφοθήκαις taîs xiphothḗkais
Accusative	τὴν ξιφοθήκην tḕn xiphothḗkēn	τὼ ξιφοθήκᾱ tṑ xiphothḗkā	τᾱ̀ς ξιφοθήκᾱς tā̀s xiphothḗkās
Vocative	ξιφοθήκη xiphothḗkē	ξιφοθήκᾱ xiphothḗkā	ξιφοθῆκαι xiphothêkai
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

References

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

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