κριγή

κριγή

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From κρίζω (krízō) +‎ -ή (-ḗ).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /kri.ɡɛ̌ː/ → /kriˈʝi/ → /kriˈʝi/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /kri.ɡɛ̌ː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /kriˈɡe̝/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /kriˈʝi/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /kriˈʝi/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /kriˈʝi/

Noun

κρῐγή • (krigḗ) f (genitive κρῐγῆς); first declension

1. gnashing of teeth
2. shriek, screech, squeal
3. owl (Athene noctua)

   Synonyms: γλαῦξ (glaûx), κῐκῠμῐ́ς (kikumís)

Declension

First declension of ἡ κρῐγή; τῆς κρῐγῆς (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ κρῐγή hē krigḗ	τὼ κρῐγᾱ́ tṑ krigā́	αἱ κρῐγαί hai krigaí
Genitive	τῆς κρῐγῆς tês krigês	τοῖν κρῐγαῖν toîn krigaîn	τῶν κρῐγῶν tôn krigôn
Dative	τῇ κρῐγῇ têi krigêi	τοῖν κρῐγαῖν toîn krigaîn	ταῖς κρῐγαῖς taîs krigaîs
Accusative	τὴν κρῐγήν tḕn krigḗn	τὼ κρῐγᾱ́ tṑ krigā́	τᾱ̀ς κρῐγᾱ́ς tā̀s krigā́s
Vocative	κρῐγή krigḗ	κρῐγᾱ́ krigā́	κρῐγαί krigaí
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Further reading

• “κριγή”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• κριγή in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette