ἐξοχή

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἐξέχω (exékhō, “to stand out”) +‎ -η (-ē).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ek.so.kʰɛ̌ː/ → /ek.soˈçi/ → /ek.soˈçi/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ek.so.kʰɛ̌ː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ek.soˈkʰe̝/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ek.soˈçi/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ek.soˈçi/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ek.soˈçi/

Noun

ἐξοχή • (exokhḗ) f (genitive ἐξοχῆς); first declension

1. pre-eminence

Declension

First declension of ἡ ἐξοχή; τῆς ἐξοχῆς (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ ἐξοχή hē exokhḗ	τὼ ἐξοχᾱ́ tṑ exokhā́	αἱ ἐξοχαί hai exokhaí
Genitive	τῆς ἐξοχῆς tês exokhês	τοῖν ἐξοχαῖν toîn exokhaîn	τῶν ἐξοχῶν tôn exokhôn
Dative	τῇ ἐξοχῇ têi exokhêi	τοῖν ἐξοχαῖν toîn exokhaîn	ταῖς ἐξοχαῖς taîs exokhaîs
Accusative	τὴν ἐξοχήν tḕn exokhḗn	τὼ ἐξοχᾱ́ tṑ exokhā́	τᾱ̀ς ἐξοχᾱ́ς tā̀s exokhā́s
Vocative	ἐξοχή exokhḗ	ἐξοχᾱ́ exokhā́	ἐξοχαί exokhaí
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

• κατ' ἐξοχήν (kat' exokhḗn, “pre-eminent”)

Further reading

• ἐξοχή in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• “ἐξοχή”, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ [Logeion] (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, 2011