καταθήκη

Ancient Greek

Etymology

A short form of παρακαταθήκη (parakatathḗkē, “deposit”). By surface analysis, κατα- (kata-) +‎ -θήκη (-thḗkē).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ka.ta.tʰɛ̌ː.kɛː/ → /ka.taˈθi.ci/ → /ka.taˈθi.ci/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ka.ta.tʰɛ̌ː.kɛː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ka.taˈtʰe̝.ke̝/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ka.taˈθi.ci/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ka.taˈθi.ci/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ka.taˈθi.ci/

Noun

κᾰτᾰθήκη • (katathḗkē) f (genitive κᾰτᾰθήκης); first declension

1. A deposit of money

Inflection

First declension of ἡ κᾰτᾰθήκη; τῆς κᾰτᾰθήκης (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ κᾰτᾰθήκη hē katathḗkē	τὼ κᾰτᾰθήκᾱ tṑ katathḗkā	αἱ κᾰτᾰθῆκαι hai katathêkai
Genitive	τῆς κᾰτᾰθήκης tês katathḗkēs	τοῖν κᾰτᾰθήκαιν toîn katathḗkain	τῶν κᾰτᾰθηκῶν tôn katathēkôn
Dative	τῇ κᾰτᾰθήκῃ têi katathḗkēi	τοῖν κᾰτᾰθήκαιν toîn katathḗkain	ταῖς κᾰτᾰθήκαις taîs katathḗkais
Accusative	τὴν κᾰτᾰθήκην tḕn katathḗkēn	τὼ κᾰτᾰθήκᾱ tṑ katathḗkā	τᾱ̀ς κᾰτᾰθήκᾱς tā̀s katathḗkās
Vocative	κᾰτᾰθήκη katathḗkē	κᾰτᾰθήκᾱ katathḗkā	κᾰτᾰθῆκαι katathêkai
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Further reading

• “καταθήκη”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press