στρόφιγξ

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Ultimately from στρέφω (stréphō, “to turn, rotate”).

Pronunciation
 

Noun

στρόφῐγξ • (stróphinx) m (genitive στρόφῐγγος); third declension

  1. pivot, axle or pin on which a body turns
  2. (in the plural) pivots working in sockets, at top and bottom of a door

Inflection
Third declension of ὁ στρόφῐγξ; τοῦ στρόφῐγγος (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ στρόφῐγξ
ho stróphinx		 τὼ στρόφῐγγε
tṑ stróphinge		 οἱ στρόφῐγγες
hoi stróphinges
Genitive τοῦ στρόφῐγγος
toû stróphingos		 τοῖν στροφῐ́γγοιν
toîn strophíngoin		 τῶν στροφῐ́γγων
tôn strophíngōn
Dative τῷ στρόφῐγγῐ
tôi stróphingi		 τοῖν στροφῐ́γγοιν
toîn strophíngoin		 τοῖς στρόφῐγξῐ / στρόφῐγξῐν
toîs stróphinxi(n)
Accusative τὸν στρόφῐγγᾰ
tòn stróphinga		 τὼ στρόφῐγγε
tṑ stróphinge		 τοὺς στρόφῐγγᾰς
toùs stróphingas
Vocative στρόφῐγξ
stróphinx		 στρόφῐγγε
stróphinge		 στρόφῐγγες
stróphinges
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants
  • Greek: στρόφιγγα (strófinga)

Further reading
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