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Ancient Greek
Etymology
Derived from θήκη (thḗkē), from τίθημι (títhēmi, “I put, place, set”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tʰɛ̌ː.kɛː/ → /ˈθi.ci/ → /ˈθi.ci/
Suffix
-θήκη • (-thḗkē) f (genitive -θήκης); first declension
- Deverbal suffix from τίθημι (títhēmi), typically indicating a space in which things are put or stored.
Inflection
Derived terms
Descendants
Greek
Suffix
-θήκη • (-thíki) f
- added to words in order to indicate: storage, care of, exhibition
Declension
Derived terms
- *θήκη - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.