δοκοθήκη

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From δοκός (dokós, “beam”) +‎ -θήκη (-thḗkē, “case, box”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /do.ko.tʰɛ̌ː.kɛː/ → /ðo.koˈθi.ci/ → /ðo.koˈθi.ci/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /do.ko.tʰɛ̌ː.kɛː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /do.koˈtʰe̝.ke̝/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ðo.koˈθi.ci/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ðo.koˈθi.ci/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ðo.koˈθi.ci/

Noun

δοκοθήκη • (dokothḗkē) f (genitive δοκοθήκης); first declension

1. (architecture) A holed stone for insertion of roof beams

Inflection

First declension of ἡ δοκοθήκη; τῆς δοκοθήκης (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ δοκοθήκη hē dokothḗkē	τὼ δοκοθήκᾱ tṑ dokothḗkā	αἱ δοκοθῆκαι hai dokothêkai
Genitive	τῆς δοκοθήκης tês dokothḗkēs	τοῖν δοκοθήκαιν toîn dokothḗkain	τῶν δοκοθηκῶν tôn dokothēkôn
Dative	τῇ δοκοθήκῃ têi dokothḗkēi	τοῖν δοκοθήκαιν toîn dokothḗkain	ταῖς δοκοθήκαις taîs dokothḗkais
Accusative	τὴν δοκοθήκην tḕn dokothḗkēn	τὼ δοκοθήκᾱ tṑ dokothḗkā	τᾱ̀ς δοκοθήκᾱς tā̀s dokothḗkās
Vocative	δοκοθήκη dokothḗkē	δοκοθήκᾱ dokothḗkā	δοκοθῆκαι dokothêkai
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

References

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