ἰοχέαιρα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Traditionally analysed as ῑ̓ός (īós, “arrow”) +‎ χέω (khéō, “to pour”), but may be from Proto-Indo-European *ísuǵʰesṛ (“arrow-handed”), from *(H)ísus (“arrow”) +‎ *ǵʰésōr (“hand”), equivalent to ῑ̓ός (īós, “arrow”) +‎ χείρ (kheír, “hand”); compare Sanskrit इषुहस्त (iṣuhasta, “arrow-handed”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /iː.o.kʰé.ai̯.ra/ → /i.oˈçe.ɛ.ra/ → /i.oˈçe.e.ra/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /iː.o.kʰé.ai̯.ra/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /i.oˈkʰe.ɛ.ra/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /i.oˈçe.ɛ.ra/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /i.oˈçe.e.ra/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /i.oˈçe.e.ra/

Adjective

ῑ̓οχέαιρᾰ • (īokhéaira) (attested in feminine singular only)

1. arrow-pouring (epithet of Artemis)

Declension

First declension of ῑ̓οχέαιρᾰ; ῑ̓οχεαίρης (Epic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ῑ̓οχέαιρᾰ īokhéaira
Genitive	ῑ̓οχεαίρης īokheaírēs
Dative	ῑ̓οχεαίρῃ īokheaírēi
Accusative	ῑ̓οχέαιρᾰν īokhéairan
Vocative	ῑ̓οχέαιρᾰ īokhéaira
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Further reading

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