ἄντυξ

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Unknown. Previously explained as ᾰ̓νᾰ- (ănă-, “up”) + a root noun belonging to τεύχω (teúkhō, “to make; to do”), but this is highly questionable. The word resembles ᾰ̓́μπῠξ (ắmpŭx) and κᾰταῖτῠξ (kătaîtŭx), both without etymology.

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /án.tyks/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈan.tyks/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈan.tyks/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈan.tyks/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈan.diks/

Noun

ᾰ̓́ντῠξ • (ắntŭx) f (genitive ᾰ̓́ντῠγος); third declension

rim of a round shield
rail around the chariot
the chariot itself
bridge of the lyre
outermost tier in a theatre
(astronomy) orbit of a planet
(architecture) basis of a cupola

Declension

Third declension of ἡ ᾰ̓́ντῠξ; τῆς ᾰ̓́ντῠγος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ ᾰ̓́ντῠξ hē ắntŭx	τὼ ᾰ̓́ντῠγε tṑ ắntŭge	αἱ ᾰ̓́ντῠγες hai ắntŭges
Genitive	τῆς ᾰ̓́ντῠγος tês ắntŭgos	τοῖν ᾰ̓ντῠ́γοιν toîn ăntŭ́goin	τῶν ᾰ̓ντῠ́γων tôn ăntŭ́gōn
Dative	τῇ ᾰ̓́ντῠγῐ tēî ắntŭgĭ	τοῖν ᾰ̓ντῠ́γοιν toîn ăntŭ́goin	ταῖς ᾰ̓́ντῠξῐ / ᾰ̓́ντῠξῐν taîs ắntŭxĭ(n)
Accusative	τὴν ᾰ̓́ντῠγᾰ tḕn ắntŭgă	τὼ ᾰ̓́ντῠγε tṑ ắntŭge	τᾱ̀ς ᾰ̓́ντῠγᾰς tā̀s ắntŭgăs
Vocative	ᾰ̓́ντῠξ ắntŭx	ᾰ̓́ντῠγε ắntŭge	ᾰ̓́ντῠγες ắntŭges
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

ῠ̔ψᾰ́ντῠξ (hŭpsắntŭx)

Descendants

→ Translingual: Antyx