κοπροθήκη

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From κόπρος (kópros, “dung”) and -θήκη (-thḗkē, “case, box”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ko.pro.tʰɛ̌ː.kɛː/ → /ko.proˈθi.ci/ → /ko.proˈθi.ci/

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

Noun

κοπροθήκη • (koprothḗkē) f (genitive κοπροθήκης); first declension

1. place where dung is put

Inflection

First declension of ἡ κοπροθήκη; τῆς κοπροθήκης (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ κοπροθήκη hē koprothḗkē	τὼ κοπροθήκᾱ tṑ koprothḗkā	αἱ κοπροθῆκαι hai koprothêkai
Genitive	τῆς κοπροθήκης tês koprothḗkēs	τοῖν κοπροθήκαιν toîn koprothḗkain	τῶν κοπροθηκῶν tôn koprothēkôn
Dative	τῇ κοπροθήκῃ têi koprothḗkēi	τοῖν κοπροθήκαιν toîn koprothḗkain	ταῖς κοπροθήκαις taîs koprothḗkais
Accusative	τὴν κοπροθήκην tḕn koprothḗkēn	τὼ κοπροθήκᾱ tṑ koprothḗkā	τᾱ̀ς κοπροθήκᾱς tā̀s koprothḗkās
Vocative	κοπροθήκη koprothḗkē	κοπροθήκᾱ koprothḗkā	κοπροθῆκαι koprothêkai
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

References

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