ἁλοθήκη

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἅλς (háls, “salt”) and -θήκη (-thḗkē, “case, box”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ha.lo.tʰɛ̌ː.kɛː/ → /a.loˈθi.ci/ → /a.loˈθi.ci/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ha.lo.tʰɛ̌ː.kɛː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /(h)a.loˈtʰe̝.ke̝/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /a.loˈθi.ci/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /a.loˈθi.ci/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /a.loˈθi.ci/

Noun

ᾰ̔λοθήκη • (halothḗkē) f (genitive ᾰ̔λοθήκης); first declension

1. saltbox

Inflection

First declension of ἡ ᾰ̔λοθήκη; τῆς ᾰ̔λοθήκης (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ ᾰ̔λοθήκη hē halothḗkē	τὼ ᾰ̔λοθήκᾱ tṑ halothḗkā	αἱ ᾰ̔λοθῆκαι hai halothêkai
Genitive	τῆς ᾰ̔λοθήκης tês halothḗkēs	τοῖν ᾰ̔λοθήκαιν toîn halothḗkain	τῶν ᾰ̔λοθηκῶν tôn halothēkôn
Dative	τῇ ᾰ̔λοθήκῃ têi halothḗkēi	τοῖν ᾰ̔λοθήκαιν toîn halothḗkain	ταῖς ᾰ̔λοθήκαις taîs halothḗkais
Accusative	τὴν ᾰ̔λοθήκην tḕn halothḗkēn	τὼ ᾰ̔λοθήκᾱ tṑ halothḗkā	τᾱ̀ς ᾰ̔λοθήκᾱς tā̀s halothḗkās
Vocative	ᾰ̔λοθήκη halothḗkē	ᾰ̔λοθήκᾱ halothḗkā	ᾰ̔λοθῆκαι halothêkai
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

References

• “ἁλοθήκη”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• ἁλοθήκη in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)