τέγος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *(s)tégos, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tégos, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)teg- (“roof”). Cognates include Latin tego (“I cover”), German Decke (“roof”), English thatch.

Pronunciation
 

Noun

τέγος • (tégos) n (genitive τέγους or τέγεος); third declension

  1. roof, cover
  2. any place with roof
  3. any covered hall or chamber

Declension
Third declension of τὸ τέγος; τοῦ τέγους (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative τὸ τέγος
tò tégos		 τὼ τέγει
tṑ tégei		 τᾰ̀ τέγη
tà tégē
Genitive τοῦ τέγους
toû tégous		 τοῖν τεγοῖν
toîn tegoîn		 τῶν τεγῶν
tôn tegôn
Dative τῷ τέγει
tôi tégei		 τοῖν τεγοῖν
toîn tegoîn		 τοῖς τέγεσῐ / τέγεσῐν
toîs tégesi(n)
Accusative τὸ τέγος
tò tégos		 τὼ τέγει
tṑ tégei		 τᾰ̀ τέγη
tà tégē
Vocative τέγος
tégos		 τέγει
tégei		 τέγη
tégē
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.
Third declension of τὸ τέγος; τοῦ τέγεος (Ionic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative τὸ τέγος
tò tégos		 τὼ τέγει / τέγεε
tṑ tégei / tégee		 τᾰ̀ τέγεᾰ
tà tégea
Genitive τοῦ τέγεος / τέγευς
toû tégeos / tégeus		 τοῖν τεγέοιν
toîn tegéoin		 τῶν τεγέων
tôn tegéōn
Dative τῷ τέγει / τέγεῐ̈
tôi tégei / tégeï		 τοῖν τεγέοιν
toîn tegéoin		 τοῖσῐ / τοῖσῐν τέγεσῐ / τέγεσῐν
toîsi(n) tégesi(n)
Accusative τὸ τέγος
tò tégos		 τὼ τέγει / τέγεε
tṑ tégei / tégee		 τᾰ̀ τέγεᾰ
tà tégea
Vocative τέγος
tégos		 τέγει / τέγεε
tégei / tégee		 τέγεᾰ
tégea
Notes:
  • Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

References
  • τέγος in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • τέγος in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • τέγος in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
  • τέγος in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
  • τέγος in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
  • Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
    • roof idem, page 721.
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