θυμέλη

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From θύω (thúō, “I sacrifice”).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

θῠμέλη • (thumélē) f (genitive θῠμέλης); first declension

  1. a place of sacrifice, altar, temple
  2. In Athenian theater, the altar of Dionysus, an altar shaped platform in the middle of the orchestra, upon which stood the leader of the chorus.

Inflection

First declension of ἡ θῠμέλη; τῆς θῠμέλης (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ θῠμέλη
hē thumélē 		τὼ θῠμέλᾱ
tṑ thumélā 		αἱ θῠμέλαι
hai thumélai
Genitive τῆς θῠμέλης
tês thumélēs 		τοῖν θῠμέλαιν
toîn thumélain 		τῶν θῠμελῶν
tôn thumelôn
Dative τῇ θῠμέλῃ
têi thumélēi 		τοῖν θῠμέλαιν
toîn thumélain 		ταῖς θῠμέλαις
taîs thumélais
Accusative τὴν θῠμέλην
tḕn thumélēn 		τὼ θῠμέλᾱ
tṑ thumélā 		τᾱ̀ς θῠμέλᾱς
tā̀s thumélās
Vocative θῠμέλη
thumélē 		θῠμέλᾱ
thumélā 		θῠμέλαι
thumélai
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