ἀλαβαστροθήκη

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἀλάβαστρος (alábastros, “alabaster”) and -θήκη (-thḗkē, “case, box”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /a.la.bas.tro.tʰɛ̌ː.kɛː/ → /a.la.βas.troˈθi.ci/ → /a.la.vas.troˈθi.ci/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /a.la.bas.tro.tʰɛ̌ː.kɛː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /a.la.bas.troˈtʰe̝.ke̝/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /a.la.βas.troˈθi.ci/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /a.la.vas.troˈθi.ci/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /a.la.vas.troˈθi.ci/

Noun

ἀλᾰβαστροθήκη • (alabastrothḗkē) f (genitive ἀλᾰβαστροθήκης); first declension

1. A chest for vessels containing unguents

Inflection

First declension of ἡ ἀλᾰβαστροθήκη; τῆς ἀλᾰβαστροθήκης (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ ἀλᾰβαστροθήκη hē alabastrothḗkē	τὼ ἀλᾰβαστροθήκᾱ tṑ alabastrothḗkā	αἱ ἀλᾰβαστροθῆκαι hai alabastrothêkai
Genitive	τῆς ἀλᾰβαστροθήκης tês alabastrothḗkēs	τοῖν ἀλᾰβαστροθήκαιν toîn alabastrothḗkain	τῶν ἀλᾰβαστροθηκῶν tôn alabastrothēkôn
Dative	τῇ ἀλᾰβαστροθήκῃ têi alabastrothḗkēi	τοῖν ἀλᾰβαστροθήκαιν toîn alabastrothḗkain	ταῖς ἀλᾰβαστροθήκαις taîs alabastrothḗkais
Accusative	τὴν ἀλᾰβαστροθήκην tḕn alabastrothḗkēn	τὼ ἀλᾰβαστροθήκᾱ tṑ alabastrothḗkā	τᾱ̀ς ἀλᾰβαστροθήκᾱς tā̀s alabastrothḗkās
Vocative	ἀλᾰβαστροθήκη alabastrothḗkē	ἀλᾰβαστροθήκᾱ alabastrothḗkā	ἀλᾰβαστροθῆκαι alabastrothêkai
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Further reading

• ἀλαβαστροθήκη in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)