Ἀνάγκη

See also: ἀνάγκη and ανάγκη

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Probably related to ἀναγκ- (anank-), the stem of ἤνεγκον (ḗnenkon), aorist of φέρω (phérō, “to carry”), with the verbal noun–forming suffix -η (-ē).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /a.náŋ.kɛː/ → /aˈnaɲ.ɟi/ → /aˈnaɲ.ɟi/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /a.náŋ.kɛː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /aˈnaŋ.ke̝/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /aˈnaɲ.ɟi/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /aˈnaɲ.ɟi/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /aˈnaɲ.ɟi/

Noun

Ᾰ̓νᾰ́γκη • (Anánkē) f (genitive Ᾰ̓νᾰ́γκης); first declension

1. (Greek mythology) Ananke, a primordial goddess of Necessity and Fate

Declension

First declension of ἡ Ᾰ̓νᾰ́γκη; τῆς Ᾰ̓νᾰ́γκης (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ἡ Ᾰ̓νᾰ́γκη hē Anánkē
Genitive	τῆς Ᾰ̓νᾰ́γκης tês Anánkēs
Dative	τῇ Ᾰ̓νᾰ́γκῃ têi Anánkēi
Accusative	τὴν Ᾰ̓νᾰ́γκην tḕn Anánkēn
Vocative	Ᾰ̓νᾰ́γκη Anánkē
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• → Translingual: ananke
• → English: Ananke
• → French: Ananké
• → Greek: Ανάγκη (Anágki)
• → Portuguese: Ananke

Further reading

• Ἀνάγκη in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• Ἀνάγκη in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)