πινακοθήκη

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From πίναξ (pínax, tablet) +‎ -θήκη (-thḗkē, case, box).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

πῐνᾰκοθήκη (pinakothḗkēf (genitive πῐνᾰκοθήκης); first declension

  1. picture gallery

Inflection

Descendants

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

From πίνακ(ας) (pínak(as), tablet, painting) +‎ -ο- (-o-) +‎ -θήκη (-thíki, case, holster). For the modern senses, a reborrowing from German Pinakothek from Latin pinacotheca in its modern sense.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pi.na.koˈθi.ci/
  • Hyphenation: πι‧να‧κο‧θή‧κη

Noun

πινακοθήκη (pinakothíkif (plural πινακοθήκες)

  1. art gallery
  2. art collection

Declension

singular plural
nominative πινακοθήκη (pinakothíki) πινακοθήκες (pinakothíkes)
genitive πινακοθήκης (pinakothíkis) πινακοθηκών (pinakothikón)
accusative πινακοθήκη (pinakothíki) πινακοθήκες (pinakothíkes)
vocative πινακοθήκη (pinakothíki) πινακοθήκες (pinakothíkes)

Synonyms

References

  1. ^ πινακοθήκη, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language