ἀρκάνη
Ancient Greek
Etymology
The connection with ἄρκυς (árkus, “hunter's net”) is doubtful. The suffix is also seen in δρεπάνη (drepánē, “sickle”), καπάνη (kapánē, “chariot”) and θηγάνη (thēgánē, “whetstone”). Probably a loanword, perhaps from Pre-Greek, according to Beekes.
Pronunciation
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /arˈka.ne̝/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /arˈka.ni/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /arˈka.ni/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /arˈka.ni/
Noun
ἀρκᾰ́νη • (arkánē) f (genitive ἀρκᾰ́νης); first declension
- Hesychius' gives the definition as: bar to which the threads of the loom are fastened, warp beam
Inflection
First declension of ἡ ἀρκᾰ́νη; τῆς ἀρκᾰ́νης (Attic)
Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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Nominative | ἡ ἀρκᾰ́νη hē arkánē | τὼ ἀρκᾰ́νᾱ tṑ arkánā | αἱ ἀρκᾰ́ναι hai arkánai | ||||||||||
Genitive | τῆς ἀρκᾰ́νης tês arkánēs | τοῖν ἀρκᾰ́ναιν toîn arkánain | τῶν ἀρκᾰνῶν tôn arkanôn | ||||||||||
Dative | τῇ ἀρκᾰ́νῃ têi arkánēi | τοῖν ἀρκᾰ́ναιν toîn arkánain | ταῖς ἀρκᾰ́ναις taîs arkánais | ||||||||||
Accusative | τὴν ἀρκᾰ́νην tḕn arkánēn | τὼ ἀρκᾰ́νᾱ tṑ arkánā | τᾱ̀ς ἀρκᾰ́νᾱς tā̀s arkánās | ||||||||||
Vocative | ἀρκᾰ́νη arkánē | ἀρκᾰ́νᾱ arkánā | ἀρκᾰ́ναι arkánai | ||||||||||
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Further reading
- “ἀρκάνη”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- ἀρκάνη in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2023)
- Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
- Hesychius' Lexicon: α