ἐχήνια
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From ἔχω (ékhō, “to hold”) + ἡνία (hēnía, “bridle”).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /e.kʰɛ̌ː.ni.a/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /eˈkʰe̝.ni.a/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /eˈçi.ni.a/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /eˈçi.ni.a/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /eˈçi.ni.a/
Noun
ἐχήνῐᾰ • (ekhḗnia) n pl (genitive ἐχηνῐ́ων); second declension
- part of a bridle or bit
Declension
Second declension of τᾰ̀ ἐχήνῐᾰ; τῶν ἐχηνῐ́ων (Attic)
Case / # | Plural | ||||||||||||
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Nominative | τᾰ̀ ἐχήνῐᾰ tà ekhḗnia | ||||||||||||
Genitive | τῶν ἐχηνῐ́ων tôn ekhēníōn | ||||||||||||
Dative | τοῖς ἐχηνῐ́οις toîs ekhēníois | ||||||||||||
Accusative | τᾰ̀ ἐχήνῐᾰ tà ekhḗnia | ||||||||||||
Vocative | ἐχήνῐᾰ ekhḗnia | ||||||||||||
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References
- “ἐχήνια”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press