στρόφιγξ

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

Ultimately from στρέφω (stréphō, “to turn, rotate”).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

στρόφῐγξ • (stróphinx) m (genitive στρόφῐγγος); third declension

  1. pivot, axle or pin on which a body turns
    Synonyms: γίγγλυμος (gínglumos), θαιρός (thairós), κνώδαξ (knṓdax)
  2. (in the plural) pivots working in sockets, at top and bottom of a door

Inflection

Third declension of ὁ στρόφῐγξ; τοῦ στρόφῐγγος (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ στρόφῐγξ
ho stróphinx 		τὼ στρόφῐγγε
tṑ stróphinge 		οἱ στρόφῐγγες
hoi stróphinges
Genitive τοῦ στρόφῐγγος
toû stróphingos 		τοῖν στροφῐ́γγοιν
toîn strophíngoin 		τῶν στροφῐ́γγων
tôn strophíngōn
Dative τῷ στρόφῐγγῐ
tôi stróphingi 		τοῖν στροφῐ́γγοιν
toîn strophíngoin 		τοῖς στρόφῐγξῐ / στρόφῐγξῐν
toîs stróphinxi(n)
Accusative τὸν στρόφῐγγᾰ
tòn stróphinga 		τὼ στρόφῐγγε
tṑ stróphinge 		τοὺς στρόφῐγγᾰς
toùs stróphingas
Vocative στρόφῐγξ
stróphinx 		στρόφῐγγε
stróphinge 		στρόφῐγγες
stróphinges
Notes:

Descendants

  • Greek: στρόφιγγα (strófinga)

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