τύχη

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Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *tʰúkʰā, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewgʰ- (to produce, yield). Equivalent to τυγχάνω (tunkhánō, to happen) +‎ (, action noun suffix).[1]

Pronunciation

 

Noun

τῠ́χη (túkhēf (genitive τῠ́χης); first declension

  1. the act of a god
  2. the act of a human being
  3. (regarded as an agent or cause beyond human control)
    1. fortune, providence, fate
    2. chance
  4. (regarded as a result)
    1. good fortune, success
    2. ill fortune, misfortune
    3. (in a neutral sense, in plural) fortunes

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Greek: τύχη (týchi)

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “τυγχάνω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1,515–16

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Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek τύχη (túkhē), from Proto-Hellenic *túkʰā, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewgʰ-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈti.çi/
  • Hyphenation: τύ‧χη

Noun

τύχη (týchif (plural τύχες)

  1. fate, chance, luck

Declension

singular plural
nominative τύχη (týchi) τύχες (týches)
genitive τύχης (týchis) τυχών (tychón)
accusative τύχη (týchi) τύχες (týches)
vocative τύχη (týchi) τύχες (týches)

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