ἄγκυρα

See also: άγκυρα, Άγκυρα, and Ἄγκυρα

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • ᾰ̓́γκῠρρᾰ (ắnkŭrrhă) — Lesbian

Etymology

    Traditionally derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enk-ur-ya-, from *h₂enk- (“corner, hirn”) (whence also ᾰ̓́γκος (ắnkos)). This is supported by the OED;[1] however, Beekes is skeptical, due to the suffix -ῡρᾰ (-ūră) being associated with presumably-substrate words including γέφῡρᾰ (géphūră, “dam, dike”) and γόργῡρᾰ (górgūră, “underground sewer”), and takes the word as Pre-Greek.[2] The Greek word is the origin of or from the same source as Latin ancora.

    Pronunciation

     

    Noun

    ᾰ̓́γκῡρᾰ • (ắnkūră) f (genitive ᾰ̓γκῡ́ρᾱς); first declension

    1. anchor
    2. hook

    Declension

    First declension of ἡ ᾰ̓́γκῡρᾰ; τῆς ᾰ̓γκῡ́ρᾱς (Attic)
    Case / # Singular Dual Plural
    Nominative ἡ ᾰ̓́γκῡρᾰ
    hē ắnkūră     		τὼ ᾰ̓γκῡ́ρᾱ
    tṑ ănkū́rā     		αἱ ᾰ̓́γκῡραι
    hai ắnkūrai
    Genitive τῆς ᾰ̓γκῡ́ρᾱς
    tês ănkū́rās     		τοῖν ᾰ̓γκῡ́ραιν
    toîn ănkū́rain     		τῶν ᾰ̓γκῡρῶν
    tôn ănkūrôn
    Dative τῇ ᾰ̓γκῡ́ρᾳ
    tēî ănkū́rāi     		τοῖν ᾰ̓γκῡ́ραιν
    toîn ănkū́rain     		ταῖς ᾰ̓γκῡ́ραις
    taîs ănkū́rais
    Accusative τὴν ᾰ̓́γκῡρᾰν
    tḕn ắnkūrăn     		τὼ ᾰ̓γκῡ́ρᾱ
    tṑ ănkū́rā     		τᾱ̀ς ᾰ̓γκῡ́ρᾱς
    tā̀s ănkū́rās
    Vocative ᾰ̓́γκῡρᾰ
    ắnkūră     		ᾰ̓γκῡ́ρᾱ
    ănkū́rā     		ᾰ̓́γκῡραι
    ắnkūrai
    Notes:
    • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.
    First declension of ἡ ᾰ̓́γκῡρᾰ; τῆς ᾰ̓γκῡ́ρης (Ionic)
    Case / # Singular Dual Plural
    Nominative ἡ ᾰ̓́γκῡρᾰ
    hē ắnkūră     		τὼ ᾰ̓γκῡ́ρᾱ
    tṑ ănkū́rā     		αἱ ᾰ̓́γκῡραι
    hai ắnkūrai
    Genitive τῆς ᾰ̓γκῡ́ρης
    tês ănkū́rēs     		τοῖν ᾰ̓γκῡ́ραιν
    toîn ănkū́rain     		τῶν ᾰ̓γκῡρέων / ᾰ̓γκῡρῶν
    tôn ănkūréōn / ănkūrôn
    Dative τῇ ᾰ̓γκῡ́ρῃ
    tēî ănkū́rēi     		τοῖν ᾰ̓γκῡ́ραιν
    toîn ănkū́rain     		τῇσῐ / τῇσῐν ᾰ̓γκῡ́ρῃσῐ / ᾰ̓γκῡ́ρῃσῐν
    tēîsĭ(n) ănkū́rēisĭ(n)
    Accusative τὴν ᾰ̓́γκῡρᾰν
    tḕn ắnkūrăn     		τὼ ᾰ̓γκῡ́ρᾱ
    tṑ ănkū́rā     		τᾱ̀ς ᾰ̓γκῡ́ρᾱς
    tā̀s ănkū́rās
    Vocative ᾰ̓́γκῡρᾰ
    ắnkūră     		ᾰ̓γκῡ́ρᾱ
    ănkū́rā     		ᾰ̓́γκῡραι
    ắnkūrai
    Notes:
    • Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

    Descendants

    References

    1. ^ James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Ἄγκυρα [Ánkura]”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC.
    2. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “ἄγκῡρα”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 13

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