ξυροθήκη

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ξυρόν (xurón, “razor”) +‎ -θήκη (-thḗkē, “case, box”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ksy.ro.tʰɛ̌ː.kɛː/ → /ksy.roˈθi.ci/ → /ksi.roˈθi.ci/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ksy.ro.tʰɛ̌ː.kɛː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ksy.roˈtʰe̝.ke̝/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ksy.roˈθi.ci/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ksy.roˈθi.ci/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ksi.roˈθi.ci/

Noun

ξῠροθήκη • (xurothḗkē) f (genitive ξῠροθήκης); first declension

1. razor-case

   Synonym: ξυροδόκη (xurodókē)

Inflection

First declension of ἡ ξῠροθήκη; τῆς ξῠροθήκης (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ ξῠροθήκη hē xurothḗkē	τὼ ξῠροθήκᾱ tṑ xurothḗkā	αἱ ξῠροθῆκαι hai xurothêkai
Genitive	τῆς ξῠροθήκης tês xurothḗkēs	τοῖν ξῠροθήκαιν toîn xurothḗkain	τῶν ξῠροθηκῶν tôn xurothēkôn
Dative	τῇ ξῠροθήκῃ têi xurothḗkēi	τοῖν ξῠροθήκαιν toîn xurothḗkain	ταῖς ξῠροθήκαις taîs xurothḗkais
Accusative	τὴν ξῠροθήκην tḕn xurothḗkēn	τὼ ξῠροθήκᾱ tṑ xurothḗkā	τᾱ̀ς ξῠροθήκᾱς tā̀s xurothḗkās
Vocative	ξῠροθήκη xurothḗkē	ξῠροθήκᾱ xurothḗkā	ξῠροθῆκαι xurothêkai
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

References

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