τανυήκης

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

ταναήκης (tanaḗkēs)

Etymology

By surface analysis, τανύω (tanúō, “to strech”) +‎ ἀκή (akḗ, “point”) +‎ -ης (-ēs). The component -ήκης (-ḗkēs) been connected to Proto-Indo-European *h₂éḱos,^[1] whence Latin acus, although this requires a secondary shift into the lengthened grade.^[2]

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ta.ny.ɛ̌ː.kɛːs/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ta.nyˈe̝.ke̝s/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ta.nyˈi.cis/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ta.nyˈi.cis/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ta.niˈi.cis/

Adjective

τᾰνῠήκης • (tănŭḗkēs) m or f (neuter τᾰνύηκες); third declension (Epic)

with a long point or edge
tapering

Declension

Third declension of τᾰνῠήκης; τᾰνῠ́ηκες (uncontracted, Epic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	τᾰνῠήκης tănŭḗkēs		τᾰνῠ́ηκες tănŭ́ēkes	τᾰνῠήκεε τᾰνῠήκει tănŭḗkee tănŭḗkei		τᾰνῠήκεε τᾰνῠήκει tănŭḗkee tănŭḗkei	τᾰνῠήκεες τᾰνῠήκεις tănŭḗkees tănŭḗkeis		τᾰνῠήκεᾰ tănŭḗkeă
Genitive	τᾰνῠήκεος τᾰνῠήκευς tănŭḗkeos tănŭḗkeus		τᾰνῠήκεος τᾰνῠήκευς tănŭḗkeos tănŭḗkeus	τᾰνῠηκέοιῐ̈ν tănŭēkéoiĭ̈n		τᾰνῠηκέοιῐ̈ν tănŭēkéoiĭ̈n	τᾰνῠηκέων tănŭēkéōn		τᾰνῠηκέων tănŭēkéōn
Dative	τᾰνῠήκεῐ̈ τᾰνῠήκει tănŭḗkeĭ̈ tănŭḗkei		τᾰνῠήκεῐ̈ τᾰνῠήκει tănŭḗkeĭ̈ tănŭḗkei	τᾰνῠηκέοιῐ̈ν tănŭēkéoiĭ̈n		τᾰνῠηκέοιῐ̈ν tănŭēkéoiĭ̈n	τᾰνῠήκεσῐ τᾰνῠήκεσῐν τᾰνῠήκεσσῐ τᾰνῠήκεσσῐν τᾰνῠηκέεσσῐ τᾰνῠηκέεσσῐν tănŭḗkesĭ(n) tănŭḗkessĭ(n) tănŭēkéessĭ(n)		τᾰνῠήκεσῐ τᾰνῠήκεσῐν τᾰνῠήκεσσῐ τᾰνῠήκεσσῐν τᾰνῠηκέεσσῐ τᾰνῠηκέεσσῐν tănŭḗkesĭ(n) tănŭḗkessĭ(n) tănŭēkéessĭ(n)
Accusative	τᾰνῠήκεᾰ tănŭḗkeă		τᾰνῠ́ηκες tănŭ́ēkes	τᾰνῠήκεε τᾰνῠήκει tănŭḗkee tănŭḗkei		τᾰνῠήκεε τᾰνῠήκει tănŭḗkee tănŭḗkei	τᾰνῠήκεᾰς tănŭḗkeăs		τᾰνῠήκεᾰ tănŭḗkeă
Vocative	τᾰνῠ́ηκες tănŭ́ēkes		τᾰνῠ́ηκες tănŭ́ēkes	τᾰνῠήκεε τᾰνῠήκει tănŭḗkee tănŭḗkei		τᾰνῠήκεε τᾰνῠήκει tănŭḗkee tănŭḗkei	τᾰνῠήκεες τᾰνῠήκεις tănŭḗkees tănŭḗkeis		τᾰνῠήκεᾰ tănŭḗkeă
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	τᾰνῠηκέως tănŭēkéōs			τᾰνῠηκέστερος tănŭēkésteros			τᾰνῠηκέστᾰτος tănŭēkéstătos
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

^ Wodtko, Dagmar S.; Irslinger, Britta; Schneider, Carolin (2008), “*h₂áḱ-es-”, in Nomina im indogermanischen Lexikon [Nouns in the Indo-European Lexicon] (in German), Heidelberg: Universitätsverlag Winter, page 288
^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008), “acus, -eris”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 23-24

“τανυήκης”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891), A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
τανυήκης in Bailly, Anatole (1935), Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
τανυήκης in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924), A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
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[1] Wodtko, Dagmar S.; Irslinger, Britta; Schneider, Carolin (2008), “*h₂áḱ-es-”, in Nomina im indogermanischen Lexikon [Nouns in the Indo-European Lexicon] (in German), Heidelberg: Universitätsverlag Winter, page 288

[2] De Vaan, Michiel (2008), “acus, -eris”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 23-24

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