τιβήν

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

τίβηνος (tíbēnos)

Etymology

Furnée connects θῖβις (thîbis, “basket”), which he derives from a Semitic source. He remarks that the suffix -ην points to Anatolian origin, which may perhaps indicate that the word is Pre-Greek.

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ti.bɛ̌ːn/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /tiˈbe̝n/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /tiˈβin/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /tiˈvin/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /tiˈvin/

Noun

τῐβήν • (tĭbḗn) m (genitive τῐβῆνος); third declension

tripod, three-legged cauldron
Synonym: τρίπους (trípous)

Inflection

Third declension of ὁ τῐβήν; τοῦ τῐβῆνος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ τῐβήν ho tĭbḗn	τὼ τῐβῆνε tṑ tĭbêne	οἱ τῐβῆνες hoi tĭbênes
Genitive	τοῦ τῐβῆνος toû tĭbênos	τοῖν τῐβήνοιν toîn tĭbḗnoin	τῶν τῐβήνων tôn tĭbḗnōn
Dative	τῷ τῐβῆνῐ tôi tĭbênĭ	τοῖν τῐβήνοιν toîn tĭbḗnoin	τοῖς τῐβῆσῐ / τῐβῆσῐν toîs tĭbêsĭ(n)
Accusative	τὸν τῐβῆνᾰ tòn tĭbênă	τὼ τῐβῆνε tṑ tĭbêne	τοὺς τῐβῆνᾰς toùs tĭbênăs
Vocative	τῐβήν tĭbḗn	τῐβῆνε tĭbêne	τῐβῆνες tĭbênes
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

τιβήν

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

Pronunciation

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Inflection

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