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Ancient Greek
Etymology
Usually said to be a derivative of Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱeh₃- (“shade, shadow”), though the vocalism is difficult to explain as full grade *sḱeh₃- gives σκω (skō) and zero grade *sḱh₃- gives σκο (sko).
Alternatively, possibly a Semitic loanword related to Hebrew שָׁכַן (shakhán) and Arabic سَكَنَ (sakana, “to dwell, reside, inhabit”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /skɛː.nɛ̌ː/ → /sciˈni/ → /sciˈni/
Noun
σκηνή • (skēnḗ) f (genitive σκηνῆς); first declension
- tent
- (theater) stage
Inflection
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), volume I, with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1349
Further reading
- “σκηνή”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- σκηνή in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- G4633 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
- booth idem, page 89.
- cabin idem, page 108.
- canopy idem, page 111.
- canvas idem, page 111.
- dwelling idem, page 257.
- hut idem, page 412.
- pavilion idem, page 599.
- scene idem, page 738.
- scenery idem, page 738.
- shanty idem, page 762.
- stage idem, page 808.
- temple idem, page 860.
- tent idem, page 862.
Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek σκηνή (skēnḗ, “theatre stage”).
Pronunciation
Noun
σκηνή • (skiní) f (plural σκηνές)
- (Ancient Greek theatre) skene
- (theater) scene, stage
- tent
- Synonym: τέντα (ténta)
Declension
Related terms
- αντίσκηνο n (antískino, “small tent, bivvy”)
- σκηνικό n (skinikó, “scenery, scene”)
- σκηνικός (skinikós, “stage, scene”, adjective)