δρεπάνη

See also: Δρεπάνη

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• δρέπανον (drépanon), δράπανον (drápanon)

Etymology

From δρέπω (drépō, “to pluck, cut off”) +‎ -ᾰ́νη (-ánē, instrumental nominal suffix), closely cognate with Old Armenian արտեւան (artewan).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /dre.pá.nɛː/ → /ðreˈpa.ni/ → /ðreˈpa.ni/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /dre.pá.nɛː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /dreˈpa.ne̝/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ðreˈpa.ni/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ðreˈpa.ni/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ðreˈpa.ni/

Noun

δρεπᾰ́νη • (drepánē) f (genitive δρεπᾰ́νης); first declension

1. sickle

   Synonym: ζᾰ́γκλον (zánklon)

Inflection

First declension of ἡ δρεπᾰ́νη; τῆς δρεπᾰ́νης (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ δρεπᾰ́νη hē drepánē	τὼ δρεπᾰ́νᾱ tṑ drepánā	αἱ δρεπᾰ́ναι hai drepánai
Genitive	τῆς δρεπᾰ́νης tês drepánēs	τοῖν δρεπᾰ́ναιν toîn drepánain	τῶν δρεπᾰνῶν tôn drepanôn
Dative	τῇ δρεπᾰ́νῃ têi drepánēi	τοῖν δρεπᾰ́ναιν toîn drepánain	ταῖς δρεπᾰ́ναις taîs drepánais
Accusative	τὴν δρεπᾰ́νην tḕn drepánēn	τὼ δρεπᾰ́νᾱ tṑ drepánā	τᾱ̀ς δρεπᾰ́νᾱς tā̀s drepánās
Vocative	δρεπᾰ́νη drepánē	δρεπᾰ́νᾱ drepánā	δρεπᾰ́ναι drepánai
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

• δρεπᾰ́νῐον (drepánion)
• δρεπᾰνῐ́ς (drepanís)

 

• δορυδρέπανον (dorudrépanon)

 

Descendants

• → Albanian: drapër, drapën from (Northwest) δράπανον (drápanon)

Further reading

• “δρεπάνη”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “δρεπάνη”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• δρεπάνη in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)