Beekes gives no etymology. The formation is like σαγήνη (sagḗnē).
σῠβήνη • (sŭbḗnē) f (genitive σῠβήνης); first declension
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ἡ σῠβήνη hē sŭbḗnē |
τὼ σῠβήνᾱ tṑ sŭbḗnā |
αἱ σῠβῆναι hai sŭbênai | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τῆς σῠβήνης tês sŭbḗnēs |
τοῖν σῠβήναιν toîn sŭbḗnain |
τῶν σῠβηνῶν tôn sŭbēnôn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῇ σῠβήνῃ têi sŭbḗnēi |
τοῖν σῠβήναιν toîn sŭbḗnain |
ταῖς σῠβήναις taîs sŭbḗnais | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὴν σῠβήνην tḕn sŭbḗnēn |
τὼ σῠβήνᾱ tṑ sŭbḗnā |
τᾱ̀ς σῠβήνᾱς tā̀s sŭbḗnās | ||||||||||
| Vocative | σῠβήνη sŭbḗnē |
σῠβήνᾱ sŭbḗnā |
σῠβῆναι sŭbênai | ||||||||||
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