πλεκτάνη

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From πλέκω (plékō, “to plait, twine”) +‎ -ᾰ́νη (-ánē, nominal suffix).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

πλεκτᾰ́νη • (plektánē) f (genitive πλεκτᾰ́νης); first declension

  1. anything twined or wreathed, coil, wreath
  2. (in the plural) arms of the octopus, tentacles
  3. (in the plural) antennae of the shrimp
  4. (in the plural) meshes of a spiderweb
  5. (pathology) mastoid growth in the uterus
  6. (anatomy) Fallopian tubes
  7. (anatomy) plexus of veins

Inflection

First declension of ἡ πλεκτᾰ́νη; τῆς πλεκτᾰ́νης (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ πλεκτᾰ́νη
hē plektánē 		τὼ πλεκτᾰ́νᾱ
tṑ plektánā 		αἱ πλεκτᾰ́ναι
hai plektánai
Genitive τῆς πλεκτᾰ́νης
tês plektánēs 		τοῖν πλεκτᾰ́ναιν
toîn plektánain 		τῶν πλεκτᾰνῶν
tôn plektanôn
Dative τῇ πλεκτᾰ́νῃ
têi plektánēi 		τοῖν πλεκτᾰ́ναιν
toîn plektánain 		ταῖς πλεκτᾰ́ναις
taîs plektánais
Accusative τὴν πλεκτᾰ́νην
tḕn plektánēn 		τὼ πλεκτᾰ́νᾱ
tṑ plektánā 		τᾱ̀ς πλεκτᾰ́νᾱς
tā̀s plektánās
Vocative πλεκτᾰ́νη
plektánē 		πλεκτᾰ́νᾱ
plektánā 		πλεκτᾰ́ναι
plektánai
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Derived terms

Descendants

  • Greek: πλεκτάνη (plektáni)

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