συλλαβή

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From συλλαμβάνω (sullambánō, “bring together”)

Pronunciation
 

Noun

σῠλλᾰβή • (sullabḗ) f (genitive σῠλλᾰβῆς); first declension

  1. conception, pregnancy
  2. that which holds together, i.e. a girdle
    1. that which is held together
    2. several letters combined, syllable
  3. (music) the chord called the fourth

Inflection
First declension of ἡ σῠλλᾰβή; τῆς σῠλλᾰβῆς (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ σῠλλᾰβή
hē sullabḗ		 τὼ σῠλλᾰβᾱ́
tṑ sullabā́		 αἱ σῠλλᾰβαί
hai sullabaí
Genitive τῆς σῠλλᾰβῆς
tês sullabês		 τοῖν σῠλλᾰβαῖν
toîn sullabaîn		 τῶν σῠλλᾰβῶν
tôn sullabôn
Dative τῇ σῠλλᾰβῇ
têi sullabêi		 τοῖν σῠλλᾰβαῖν
toîn sullabaîn		 ταῖς σῠλλᾰβαῖς
taîs sullabaîs
Accusative τὴν σῠλλᾰβήν
tḕn sullabḗn		 τὼ σῠλλᾰβᾱ́
tṑ sullabā́		 τᾱ̀ς σῠλλᾰβᾱ́ς
tā̀s sullabā́s
Vocative σῠλλᾰβή
sullabḗ		 σῠλλᾰβᾱ́
sullabā́		 σῠλλᾰβαί
sullabaí
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

Inherited from Ancient Greek συλλαβή (sullabḗ).

Noun

συλλαβή • (syllaví) f (plural συλλαβές)

  1. (grammar, linguistics) syllable

Declension
declension of συλλαβή
singular plural
nominative συλλαβή • συλλαβές •
genitive συλλαβής • συλλαβών •
accusative συλλαβή • συλλαβές •
vocative συλλαβή • συλλαβές •

See also
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