σμηματοθήκη

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From σμῆμα (smêma, “soap, unguent”) and -θήκη (-thḗkē, “case, box”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /zmɛː.ma.to.tʰɛ̌ː.kɛː/ → /zmi.ma.toˈθi.ci/ → /zmi.ma.toˈθi.ci/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /zmɛː.ma.to.tʰɛ̌ː.kɛː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /zme̝.ma.toˈtʰe̝.ke̝/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /zmi.ma.toˈθi.ci/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /zmi.ma.toˈθi.ci/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /zmi.ma.toˈθi.ci/

Noun

σμημᾰτοθήκη • (smēmatothḗkē) f (genitive σμημᾰτοθήκης); first declension

1. A box of unguents

   Synonym: σμηματοδοκίς (smēmatodokís)

Inflection

First declension of ἡ σμημᾰτοθήκη; τῆς σμημᾰτοθήκης (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ σμημᾰτοθήκη hē smēmatothḗkē	τὼ σμημᾰτοθήκᾱ tṑ smēmatothḗkā	αἱ σμημᾰτοθῆκαι hai smēmatothêkai
Genitive	τῆς σμημᾰτοθήκης tês smēmatothḗkēs	τοῖν σμημᾰτοθήκαιν toîn smēmatothḗkain	τῶν σμημᾰτοθηκῶν tôn smēmatothēkôn
Dative	τῇ σμημᾰτοθήκῃ têi smēmatothḗkēi	τοῖν σμημᾰτοθήκαιν toîn smēmatothḗkain	ταῖς σμημᾰτοθήκαις taîs smēmatothḗkais
Accusative	τὴν σμημᾰτοθήκην tḕn smēmatothḗkēn	τὼ σμημᾰτοθήκᾱ tṑ smēmatothḗkā	τᾱ̀ς σμημᾰτοθήκᾱς tā̀s smēmatothḗkās
Vocative	σμημᾰτοθήκη smēmatothḗkē	σμημᾰτοθήκᾱ smēmatothḗkā	σμημᾰτοθῆκαι smēmatothêkai
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

References

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