πηκτίς

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Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From πήγνυμι (pḗgnumi, “to fix, to stick”) +‎ -ῐ́ς (-ís).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

πηκτίς • (pēktís) f (genitive πηκτίδος); third declension

  1. stringed instrument used by the Lydians
  2. shepherd's pipe, pipes of Pan
  3. (in the plural) cage or net for catching birds
  4. carving knife

Declension

Third declension of ἡ πηκτῐ́ς; τῆς πηκτῐ́δος (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ πηκτῐ́ς
hē pēktís 		τὼ πηκτῐ́δε
tṑ pēktíde 		αἱ πηκτῐ́δες
hai pēktídes
Genitive τῆς πηκτῐ́δος
tês pēktídos 		τοῖν πηκτῐ́δοιν
toîn pēktídoin 		τῶν πηκτῐ́δων
tôn pēktídōn
Dative τῇ πηκτῐ́δῐ
têi pēktídi 		τοῖν πηκτῐ́δοιν
toîn pēktídoin 		ταῖς πηκτῐ́σῐ / πηκτῐ́σῐν
taîs pēktísi(n)
Accusative τὴν πηκτῐ́δᾰ
tḕn pēktída 		τὼ πηκτῐ́δε
tṑ pēktíde 		τᾱ̀ς πηκτῐ́δᾰς
tā̀s pēktídas
Vocative πηκτῐ́ς
pēktís 		πηκτῐ́δε
pēktíde 		πηκτῐ́δες
pēktídes
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