ἐχήνια

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἔχω (ékhō, “to hold”) +‎ ἡνία (hēnía, “bridle”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /e.kʰɛ̌ː.ni.a/ → /eˈçi.ni.a/ → /eˈçi.ni.a/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /e.kʰɛ̌ː.ni.a/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /eˈkʰe̝.ni.a/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /eˈçi.ni.a/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /eˈçi.ni.a/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /eˈçi.ni.a/

Noun

ἐχήνῐᾰ • (ekhḗnia) n pl (genitive ἐχηνῐ́ων); second declension

1. part of a bridle or bit

Declension

Second declension of τᾰ̀ ἐχήνῐᾰ; τῶν ἐχηνῐ́ων (Attic)

Case / #	Plural
Nominative	τᾰ̀ ἐχήνῐᾰ tà ekhḗnia
Genitive	τῶν ἐχηνῐ́ων tôn ekhēníōn
Dative	τοῖς ἐχηνῐ́οις toîs ekhēníois
Accusative	τᾰ̀ ἐχήνῐᾰ tà ekhḗnia
Vocative	ἐχήνῐᾰ ekhḗnia
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

References

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