θήκη

See also: θήκῃ, -θήκη, and -θήκῃ

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • θήγη (thḗgē)

Etymology

    From some derivative of Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- (“to do; to set”), and compared in particular to Sanskrit धाक (dhāká, “container”). See also τίθημι (títhēmi, “to place; to put”), from the same root.[1]

    Pronunciation

     

    Noun

    θήκη • (thḗkē) f (genitive θήκης); first declension

    1. box; chest
    2. grave; tomb; burial
    3. scabbard

    Declension

    First declension of ἡ θήκη; τῆς θήκης (Attic)
    Case / # Singular Dual Plural
    Nominative ἡ θήκη
    hē thḗkē     		τὼ θήκᾱ
    tṑ thḗkā     		αἱ θῆκαι
    hai thêkai
    Genitive τῆς θήκης
    tês thḗkēs     		τοῖν θήκαιν
    toîn thḗkain     		τῶν θηκῶν
    tôn thēkôn
    Dative τῇ θήκῃ
    tēî thḗkēi     		τοῖν θήκαιν
    toîn thḗkain     		ταῖς θήκαις
    taîs thḗkais
    Accusative τὴν θήκην
    tḕn thḗkēn     		τὼ θήκᾱ
    tṑ thḗkā     		τᾱ̀ς θήκᾱς
    tā̀s thḗkās
    Vocative θήκη
    thḗkē     		θήκᾱ
    thḗkā     		θῆκαι
    thêkai
    Notes:
    • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • Greek: θήκη f (thíki, “case, sheath”)
    • → Hebrew: תִּיק (tík, tīq)
    • → Latin: thēca (see there for further descendants)
    • → Serbo-Croatian: teka
    • → Ukrainian: тека (teka)

    References

    1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “θήκη”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 546

    Further reading

    Greek

    Etymology

    From Ancient Greek θήκη (thḗkē).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈθi.ci/

    Noun

    θήκη • (thíki) f (plural θήκες)

    1. case, sheath, holster (close fitting cover or container for something)

    Declension

    Declension of θήκη
    singular plural
    nominative θήκη (thíki) θήκες (thíkes)
    genitive θήκης (thíkis) θηκών (thikón)
    accusative θήκη (thíki) θήκες (thíkes)
    vocative θήκη (thíki) θήκες (thíkes)

    Derived terms

    Further reading

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