-θήκη
Ancient Greek
Etymology
Derived from θήκη (thḗkē), from τῐ́θημῐ (tĭ́thēmĭ, “to put; to place; to set”).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /tʰɛ̌ː.kɛː/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ˈtʰe̝.ke̝/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ˈθi.ci/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ˈθi.ci/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ˈθi.ci/
Suffix
-θήκη • (-thḗkē) f (genitive -θήκης); first declension
- deverbal suffix, typically indicating a space in which things are put or stored
Declension
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | -θήκη -thḗkē |
-θήκᾱ -thḗkā |
-θῆκαι -thêkai | ||||||||||
| Genitive | -θήκης -thḗkēs |
-θήκαιν -thḗkain |
-θηκῶν -thēkôn | ||||||||||
| Dative | -θήκῃ -thḗkēi |
-θήκαιν -thḗkain |
-θήκαις -thḗkais | ||||||||||
| Accusative | -θήκην -thḗkēn |
-θήκᾱ -thḗkā |
-θήκᾱς -thḗkās | ||||||||||
| Vocative | -θήκη -thḗkē |
-θήκᾱ -thḗkā |
-θῆκαι -thêkai | ||||||||||
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Derived terms
Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -θήκη
Descendants
- Greek: -θήκη (-thíki)
Greek
Suffix
-θήκη • (-thíki) f
- added to words in order to indicate: storage, care of, exhibition
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | -θήκη (-thíki) | -θήκες (-thíkes) |
| genitive | -θήκης (-thíkis) | -θηκών (-thikón) |
| accusative | -θήκη (-thíki) | -θήκες (-thíkes) |
| vocative | -θήκη (-thíki) | -θήκες (-thíkes) |
Derived terms
- *θήκη, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
Greek terms suffixed with -θήκη