σφαιροθήκη
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From σφαῖρα (sphaîra, “ball, globe”) and -θήκη (-thḗkē, “case, box”).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /spʰai̯.ro.tʰɛ̌ː.kɛː/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /spʰɛ.roˈtʰe̝.ke̝/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /sɸɛ.roˈθi.ci/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /sfe.roˈθi.ci/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /sfe.roˈθi.ci/
Noun
σφαιροθήκη • (sphairothḗkē) f (genitive σφαιροθήκης); first declension
- A sphere holder
Inflection
First declension of ἡ σφαιροθήκη; τῆς σφαιροθήκης (Attic)
Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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Nominative | ἡ σφαιροθήκη hē sphairothḗkē | τὼ σφαιροθήκᾱ tṑ sphairothḗkā | αἱ σφαιροθῆκαι hai sphairothêkai | ||||||||||
Genitive | τῆς σφαιροθήκης tês sphairothḗkēs | τοῖν σφαιροθήκαιν toîn sphairothḗkain | τῶν σφαιροθηκῶν tôn sphairothēkôn | ||||||||||
Dative | τῇ σφαιροθήκῃ têi sphairothḗkēi | τοῖν σφαιροθήκαιν toîn sphairothḗkain | ταῖς σφαιροθήκαις taîs sphairothḗkais | ||||||||||
Accusative | τὴν σφαιροθήκην tḕn sphairothḗkēn | τὼ σφαιροθήκᾱ tṑ sphairothḗkā | τᾱ̀ς σφαιροθήκᾱς tā̀s sphairothḗkās | ||||||||||
Vocative | σφαιροθήκη sphairothḗkē | σφαιροθήκᾱ sphairothḗkā | σφαιροθῆκαι sphairothêkai | ||||||||||
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References
- “σφαιροθήκη”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- σφαιροθήκη in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette