σαγήνη

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

ἁγάνα (hagána) (Cypriot)

Etymology

Has been connected with Ancient Greek σάττω (sáttō, “to stuff, to press”), but this is semantically insufficient. Because of the Cypriot byform ἁγάνα (hagána) and the possible connection with σάγουρον (ságouron, “net”), Beekes argues for a Pre-Greek origin.^[1] Salonen and Szemerényi derive the term specifically from Akkadian 𒅆𒆥𒉡 (ši-kin-nu /⁠šikinnu⁠/, “a vessel for oils, ointments, and wine; a large fishing net”).^[2]

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /sa.ɡɛ̌ː.nɛː/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /saˈɡe̝.ne̝/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /saˈʝi.ni/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /saˈʝi.ni/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /saˈʝi.ni/

Noun

σᾰγήνη • (săgḗnē) f (genitive σᾰγήνης); first declension

large dragnet, seine
hunting net

Inflection

First declension of ἡ σᾰγήνη; τῆς σᾰγήνης (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ σᾰγήνη hē săgḗnē	τὼ σᾰγήνᾱ tṑ săgḗnā	αἱ σᾰγῆναι hai săgênai
Genitive	τῆς σᾰγήνης tês săgḗnēs	τοῖν σᾰγήναιν toîn săgḗnain	τῶν σᾰγηνῶν tôn săgēnôn
Dative	τῇ σᾰγήνῃ tēî săgḗnēi	τοῖν σᾰγήναιν toîn săgḗnain	ταῖς σᾰγήναις taîs săgḗnais
Accusative	τὴν σᾰγήνην tḕn săgḗnēn	τὼ σᾰγήνᾱ tṑ săgḗnā	τᾱ̀ς σᾰγήνᾱς tā̀s săgḗnās
Vocative	σᾰγήνη săgḗnē	σᾰγήνᾱ săgḗnā	σᾰγῆναι săgênai
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

σᾰγηναῖος (săgēnaîos)
σᾰγηνεύς (săgēneús)
σᾰγηνευτής (săgēneutḗs)
σᾰγηνεύω (săgēneúō)
σᾰγηνοβόλος (săgēnobólos)

Descendants

→ Latin: sagēna (see there for further descendants)

References

^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “σαγήνη”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1300
^ Szemerényi, Oswald (1974), “The origins of the Greek lexicon: Ex Oriente Lux”, in The Journal of Hellenic Studies‎^[1], volume 94, →DOI, page 149