λιμενάρχης

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From λῐμήν (lĭmḗn, “port”) +‎ -άρχης (-árkhēs, “ruler, leader”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /li.mɛː.nár.kʰɛːs/ → /li.miˈnar.çis/ → /li.miˈnar.çis/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /li.mɛː.nár.kʰɛːs/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /li.me̝ˈnar.kʰe̝s/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /li.miˈnar.çis/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /li.miˈnar.çis/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /li.miˈnar.çis/

Noun

λῐμηνᾰ́ρχης • (lĭmēnắrkhēs) m (genitive λῐμηνᾰ́ρχου); first declension

1. harbour-master

Inflection

First declension of ὁ λῐμηνᾰ́ρχης; τοῦ λῐμηνᾰ́ρχου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ λῐμηνᾰ́ρχης ho lĭmēnắrkhēs	τὼ λῐμηνᾰ́ρχᾱ tṑ lĭmēnắrkhā	οἱ λῐμηνᾰ́ρχαι hoi lĭmēnắrkhai
Genitive	τοῦ λῐμηνᾰ́ρχου toû lĭmēnắrkhou	τοῖν λῐμηνᾰ́ρχαιν toîn lĭmēnắrkhain	τῶν λῐμηνᾰρχῶν tôn lĭmēnărkhôn
Dative	τῷ λῐμηνᾰ́ρχῃ tōî lĭmēnắrkhēi	τοῖν λῐμηνᾰ́ρχαιν toîn lĭmēnắrkhain	τοῖς λῐμηνᾰ́ρχαις toîs lĭmēnắrkhais
Accusative	τὸν λῐμηνᾰ́ρχην tòn lĭmēnắrkhēn	τὼ λῐμηνᾰ́ρχᾱ tṑ lĭmēnắrkhā	τοὺς λῐμηνᾰ́ρχᾱς toùs lĭmēnắrkhās
Vocative	λῐμηνᾰ́ρχη lĭmēnắrkhē	λῐμηνᾰ́ρχᾱ lĭmēnắrkhā	λῐμηνᾰ́ρχαι lĭmēnắrkhai
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

• λῐμηνᾰρχέω (lĭmēnărkhéō)

Further reading

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

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek λιμενάρχης (limenárkhēs).

Noun

λιμενάρχης • (limenárchis) m or f (plural λιμενάρχες)

1. harbour master (UK), harbormaster (US)

   Coordinate term: αρχιπλοηγός (archiploïgós)

Declension

Declension of λιμενάρχης

	singular	plural
nominative	λιμενάρχης (limenárchis)	λιμενάρχες (limenárches)
genitive	λιμενάρχη (limenárchi)	λιμεναρχών (limenarchón)
accusative	λιμενάρχη (limenárchi)	λιμενάρχες (limenárches)
vocative	λιμενάρχη (limenárchi)	λιμενάρχες (limenárches)

A genitive singular form λιμενάρχου (limenárchou) usable with both genders.

Further reading

• λιμενάρχης, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language