σκευοθήκη

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From σκεῦος (skeûos, “vessel”) +‎ -θήκη (-thḗkē, “case, box”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /skeu̯.o.tʰɛ̌ː.kɛː/ → /sce.βoˈθi.ci/ → /sce.voˈθi.ci/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /skeu̯.o.tʰɛ̌ː.kɛː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ske.woˈtʰe̝.ke̝/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /sce.βoˈθi.ci/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /sce.voˈθi.ci/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /sce.voˈθi.ci/

Noun

σκευοθήκη • (skeuothḗkē) f (genitive σκευοθήκης); first declension

1. chest for all kinds of objects

Inflection

First declension of ἡ σκευοθήκη; τῆς σκευοθήκης (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ σκευοθήκη hē skeuothḗkē	τὼ σκευοθήκᾱ tṑ skeuothḗkā	αἱ σκευοθῆκαι hai skeuothêkai
Genitive	τῆς σκευοθήκης tês skeuothḗkēs	τοῖν σκευοθήκαιν toîn skeuothḗkain	τῶν σκευοθηκῶν tôn skeuothēkôn
Dative	τῇ σκευοθήκῃ têi skeuothḗkēi	τοῖν σκευοθήκαιν toîn skeuothḗkain	ταῖς σκευοθήκαις taîs skeuothḗkais
Accusative	τὴν σκευοθήκην tḕn skeuothḗkēn	τὼ σκευοθήκᾱ tṑ skeuothḗkā	τᾱ̀ς σκευοθήκᾱς tā̀s skeuothḗkās
Vocative	σκευοθήκη skeuothḗkē	σκευοθήκᾱ skeuothḗkā	σκευοθῆκαι skeuothêkai
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

References

• “σκευοθήκη”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “σκευοθήκη”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• σκευοθήκη in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette

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Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σκευοθήκη. Morphologically, from σκεύος (“appliance, implement, utensil”) +‎ -θήκη (“case, encasement, slip”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /scevoˈθici/

Noun

σκευοθήκη • (skevothíki) f (plural σκευοθήκες)

1. cupboard, credenza, ambry

Declension

Declension of σκευοθήκη

	singular	plural
nominative	σκευοθήκη •	σκευοθήκες •
genitive	σκευοθήκης •	σκευοθηκών •
accusative	σκευοθήκη •	σκευοθήκες •
vocative	σκευοθήκη •	σκευοθήκες •

See also

• ντουλάπα f (ntoulápa, “wardrobe”)
• ντουλάπι n (ntoulápi, “cupboard”)
• ιματιοθήκη f (imatiothíki, “locker”)