ἀρκάνη

Ancient Greek

Etymology

The connection with ἄρκυς (árkus, “hunter's net”) is doubtful. The suffix is also seen in δρεπάνη (drepánē, “sickle”), καπάνη (kapánē, “chariot”) and θηγάνη (thēgánē, “whetstone”). Probably a loanword, perhaps from Pre-Greek, according to Beekes.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /arˈka.ni/ → /arˈka.ni/

• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /arˈka.ne̝/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /arˈka.ni/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /arˈka.ni/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /arˈka.ni/

Noun

ἀρκᾰ́νη • (arkánē) f (genitive ἀρκᾰ́νης); first declension

1. Hesychius' gives the definition as: bar to which the threads of the loom are fastened, warp beam

Inflection

First declension of ἡ ἀρκᾰ́νη; τῆς ἀρκᾰ́νης (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ ἀρκᾰ́νη hē arkánē	τὼ ἀρκᾰ́νᾱ tṑ arkánā	αἱ ἀρκᾰ́ναι hai arkánai
Genitive	τῆς ἀρκᾰ́νης tês arkánēs	τοῖν ἀρκᾰ́ναιν toîn arkánain	τῶν ἀρκᾰνῶν tôn arkanôn
Dative	τῇ ἀρκᾰ́νῃ têi arkánēi	τοῖν ἀρκᾰ́ναιν toîn arkánain	ταῖς ἀρκᾰ́ναις taîs arkánais
Accusative	τὴν ἀρκᾰ́νην tḕn arkánēn	τὼ ἀρκᾰ́νᾱ tṑ arkánā	τᾱ̀ς ἀρκᾰ́νᾱς tā̀s arkánās
Vocative	ἀρκᾰ́νη arkánē	ἀρκᾰ́νᾱ arkánā	ἀρκᾰ́ναι arkánai
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Further reading

• “ἀρκάνη”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• ἀρκάνη in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
• Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
• Hesychius' Lexicon: α