ξιφοθήκη

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ξίφος (xíphos, “sword”) +‎ -θήκη (-thḗkē, “case, box”).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ξῐφοθήκη • (xiphothḗkē) f (genitive ξῐφοθήκης); first declension

  1. scabbard

Inflection

First declension of ἡ ξῐφοθήκη; τῆς ξῐφοθήκης (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ ξῐφοθήκη
hē xiphothḗkē 		τὼ ξῐφοθήκᾱ
tṑ xiphothḗkā 		αἱ ξῐφοθῆκαι
hai xiphothêkai
Genitive τῆς ξῐφοθήκης
tês xiphothḗkēs 		τοῖν ξῐφοθήκαιν
toîn xiphothḗkain 		τῶν ξῐφοθηκῶν
tôn xiphothēkôn
Dative τῇ ξῐφοθήκῃ
têi xiphothḗkēi 		τοῖν ξῐφοθήκαιν
toîn xiphothḗkain 		ταῖς ξῐφοθήκαις
taîs xiphothḗkais
Accusative τὴν ξῐφοθήκην
tḕn xiphothḗkēn 		τὼ ξῐφοθήκᾱ
tṑ xiphothḗkā 		τᾱ̀ς ξῐφοθήκᾱς
tā̀s xiphothḗkās
Vocative ξῐφοθήκη
xiphothḗkē 		ξῐφοθήκᾱ
xiphothḗkā 		ξῐφοθῆκαι
xiphothêkai
Notes:

Descendants

  • → Translingual: Xiphotheca

References

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