τέττιξ
See also: Τέττιξ
Ancient Greek
Etymology
Of onomatopoeic origin, like Ancient Greek τιτίζω (titízō).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /tét.tiːks/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ˈtet.tiks/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ˈtet.tiks/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ˈtet.tiks/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ˈte.tiks/
Noun
τέττῑξ • (téttīx) m (genitive τέττῑγος or τέττῑκος); third declension
- cicada (Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template. or allied species; a winged insect fond of basking on trees, when the male makes a chirping or clicking noise by means of certain drums or “tymbals” underneath its wings)
- Choerob., in Theod. 1.292.H.
- Xenarch. 14
- Aristopho 10.7
- Palatine Anthology 6.120.Leon.
- Anacreont. 32
- Anaxandr. 41.59
- a gold ornament worn in the hair, especially in early Attica
- Asius, Fr.Ep. 13.5
- Michel 832.51
- a part of the ear
- ante 177 CE, Pollux, Onomasticon 2.86
Declension
Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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Nominative | ὁ τέττῑξ ho téttīx |
τὼ τέττῑγε tṑ téttīge |
οἱ τέττῑγες hoi téttīges | ||||||||||
Genitive | τοῦ τέττῑγος toû téttīgos |
τοῖν τεττῑ́γοιν toîn tettī́goin |
τῶν τεττῑ́γων tôn tettī́gōn | ||||||||||
Dative | τῷ τέττῑγῐ tôi téttīgi |
τοῖν τεττῑ́γοιν toîn tettī́goin |
τοῖς τέττῑξῐ / τέττῑξῐν toîs téttīxi(n) | ||||||||||
Accusative | τὸν τέττῑγᾰ tòn téttīga |
τὼ τέττῑγε tṑ téttīge |
τοὺς τέττῑγᾰς toùs téttīgas | ||||||||||
Vocative | τέττῑξ téttīx |
τέττῑγε téttīge |
τέττῑγες téttīges | ||||||||||
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Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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Nominative | ὁ τέττῑξ ho téttīx |
τὼ τέττῑκε tṑ téttīke |
οἱ τέττῑκες hoi téttīkes | ||||||||||
Genitive | τοῦ τέττῑκος toû téttīkos |
τοῖν τεττῑ́κοιν toîn tettī́koin |
τῶν τεττῑ́κων tôn tettī́kōn | ||||||||||
Dative | τῷ τέττῑκῐ tôi téttīki |
τοῖν τεττῑ́κοιν toîn tettī́koin |
τοῖς τέττῑξῐ / τέττῑξῐν toîs téttīxi(n) | ||||||||||
Accusative | τὸν τέττῑκᾰ tòn téttīka |
τὼ τέττῑκε tṑ téttīke |
τοὺς τέττῑκᾰς toùs téttīkas | ||||||||||
Vocative | τέττῑξ téttīx |
τέττῑκε téttīke |
τέττῑκες téttīkes | ||||||||||
Notes: |
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Derived terms
- Ἀκάνθιος τέττῑξ (Akánthios téttīx)
- τέττῑξ ἐνάλιος (téttīx enálios)
- Τέττῑξ (Téttīx)
Descendants
References
- “τέττιξ”, 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