χέρνιψ

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *kʰéhrnikʷs (compare Mycenaean Greek 𐀐𐀛𐀣 (ke-ni-qa, accusative)), equivalent to χείρ (kheír, “hand”) +‎ νῐ́ζω (nĭ́zō, “to wash”).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

χέρνῐψ • (khérnĭps) f (genitive χέρνῐβος); third declension

  1. water for washing the hands (especially before sacrifices)

Declension

Third declension of ἡ χέρνῐψ; τῆς χέρνῐβος (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ χέρνῐψ
hē khérnĭps 		τὼ χέρνῐβε
tṑ khérnĭbe 		αἱ χέρνῐβες
hai khérnĭbes
Genitive τῆς χέρνῐβος
tês khérnĭbos 		τοῖν χερνῐ́βοιν
toîn khernĭ́boin 		τῶν χερνῐ́βων
tôn khernĭ́bōn
Dative τῇ χέρνῐβῐ
tēî khérnĭbĭ 		τοῖν χερνῐ́βοιν
toîn khernĭ́boin 		ταῖς χέρνῐψῐ / χέρνῐψῐν
taîs khérnĭpsĭ(n)
Accusative τὴν χέρνῐβᾰ
tḕn khérnĭbă 		τὼ χέρνῐβε
tṑ khérnĭbe 		τᾱ̀ς χέρνῐβᾰς
tā̀s khérnĭbăs
Vocative χέρνῐψ
khérnĭps 		χέρνῐβε
khérnĭbe 		χέρνῐβες
khérnĭbes
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

  • χερνῐβεῖον (khernĭbeîon)
  • χερνῐ́βῐον (khernĭ́bĭon)
  • χέρνῐβον (khérnĭbon)
  • χερνῐβόξεστον (khernĭbóxeston)
  • χέρνῐμμᾰ (khérnĭmmă)
  • χερνῐ́πτομαι (khernĭ́ptomai)

Further reading

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