σφαιροθήκη

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From σφαῖρα (sphaîra, “ball, globe”) and -θήκη (-thḗkē, “case, box”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /spʰai̯.ro.tʰɛ̌ː.kɛː/ → /sɸɛ.roˈθi.ci/ → /sfe.roˈθi.ci/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /spʰai̯.ro.tʰɛ̌ː.kɛː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /spʰɛ.roˈtʰe̝.ke̝/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /sɸɛ.roˈθi.ci/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /sfe.roˈθi.ci/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /sfe.roˈθi.ci/

Noun

σφαιροθήκη • (sphairothḗkē) f (genitive σφαιροθήκης); first declension

1. A sphere holder

Inflection

First declension of ἡ σφαιροθήκη; τῆς σφαιροθήκης (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ σφαιροθήκη hē sphairothḗkē	τὼ σφαιροθήκᾱ tṑ sphairothḗkā	αἱ σφαιροθῆκαι hai sphairothêkai
Genitive	τῆς σφαιροθήκης tês sphairothḗkēs	τοῖν σφαιροθήκαιν toîn sphairothḗkain	τῶν σφαιροθηκῶν tôn sphairothēkôn
Dative	τῇ σφαιροθήκῃ têi sphairothḗkēi	τοῖν σφαιροθήκαιν toîn sphairothḗkain	ταῖς σφαιροθήκαις taîs sphairothḗkais
Accusative	τὴν σφαιροθήκην tḕn sphairothḗkēn	τὼ σφαιροθήκᾱ tṑ sphairothḗkā	τᾱ̀ς σφαιροθήκᾱς tā̀s sphairothḗkās
Vocative	σφαιροθήκη sphairothḗkē	σφαιροθήκᾱ sphairothḗkā	σφαιροθῆκαι sphairothêkai
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

References

• “σφαιροθήκη”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• σφαιροθήκη in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette