νάρναξ

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• λάρναξ (lárnax)

Etymology

Unknown. Beekes considers it a dissimilated variant of λάρναξ (lárnax, “coffer, chest, box”). See the latter for more information.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈnar.naks/ → /ˈnar.naks/

• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈnar.naks/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈnar.naks/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈnar.naks/

Noun

νάρναξ • (nárnax) f (genitive νάρνακος); third declension

1. Alternative form of λάρναξ (lárnax); (hapax) chest

   Synonym: κιβωτός (kibōtós)

   • 5th century C.E., Hesychius of Alexandria, Γλώσσαι, Ν:

     νάρναξ· κιβωτός

     nárnax; kibōtós

     nárnax: chest

Declension

Third declension of ἡ νᾰ́ρνᾰξ; τῆς νᾰ́ρνᾰκος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ νᾰ́ρνᾰξ hē nárnax	τὼ νᾰ́ρνᾰκε tṑ nárnake	αἱ νᾰ́ρνᾰκες hai nárnakes
Genitive	τῆς νᾰ́ρνᾰκος tês nárnakos	τοῖν νᾰρνᾰ́κοιν toîn narnákoin	τῶν νᾰρνᾰ́κων tôn narnákōn
Dative	τῇ νᾰ́ρνᾰκῐ têi nárnaki	τοῖν νᾰρνᾰ́κοιν toîn narnákoin	ταῖς νᾰ́ρνᾰξῐ / νᾰ́ρνᾰξῐν taîs nárnaxi(n)
Accusative	τὴν νᾰ́ρνᾰκᾰ tḕn nárnaka	τὼ νᾰ́ρνᾰκε tṑ nárnake	τᾱ̀ς νᾰ́ρνᾰκᾰς tā̀s nárnakas
Vocative	νᾰ́ρνᾰξ nárnax	νᾰ́ρνᾰκε nárnake	νᾰ́ρνᾰκες nárnakes
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Further reading

• “νάρναξ”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• 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: ν