χαλκοθήκη

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From χαλκός (khalkós, “copper”) and -θήκη (-thḗkē, “case, box”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /kʰal.ko.tʰɛ̌ː.kɛː/ → /xal.koˈθi.ci/ → /xal.koˈθi.ci/

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

Noun

χαλκοθήκη • (khalkothḗkē) f (genitive χαλκοθήκης); first declension

1. A case for bronze vessels, especially for those of value

Inflection

First declension of ἡ χαλκοθήκη; τῆς χαλκοθήκης (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ χαλκοθήκη hē khalkothḗkē	τὼ χαλκοθήκᾱ tṑ khalkothḗkā	αἱ χαλκοθῆκαι hai khalkothêkai
Genitive	τῆς χαλκοθήκης tês khalkothḗkēs	τοῖν χαλκοθήκαιν toîn khalkothḗkain	τῶν χαλκοθηκῶν tôn khalkothēkôn
Dative	τῇ χαλκοθήκῃ têi khalkothḗkēi	τοῖν χαλκοθήκαιν toîn khalkothḗkain	ταῖς χαλκοθήκαις taîs khalkothḗkais
Accusative	τὴν χαλκοθήκην tḕn khalkothḗkēn	τὼ χαλκοθήκᾱ tṑ khalkothḗkā	τᾱ̀ς χαλκοθήκᾱς tā̀s khalkothḗkās
Vocative	χαλκοθήκη khalkothḗkē	χαλκοθήκᾱ khalkothḗkā	χαλκοθῆκαι khalkothêkai
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

References

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