ταινία

Ancient Greek

Etymology

According to Beekes, probably from Proto-Indo-European *ten- (“stretch”), the same root underlying τείνω (teínō, “to stretch”), though the phonological and morphological details are rather unclear. The missing link may be a noun like *ταῖνα (*taîna) or *ταινά (*tainá). The formation of the word is comparable to that of κειρία (keiría, “band, tapeworm”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /tai̯.ní.aː/ → /tɛˈni.a/ → /teˈni.a/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /tai̯.ní.aː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /tɛˈni.a/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /tɛˈni.a/
• (10^th CE Medieval) IPA^(key): /teˈni.a/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /teˈni.a/

Noun

ταινῐ́ᾱ • (tainĭ́ā) f (genitive ταινῐ́ᾱς); first declension

1. band, fillet, headband worn in sign of victory
2. breastband worn by young girls
3. ribbon, tape, band
4. strip in fur
5. pennon of a ship
6. strip or tongue of land
7. (in joiner's work) fillet, fascia
8. tapeworm, taenia

   Synonym: κειρία (keiría)

9. kind of long, thin fish

Inflection

First declension of ἡ ταινῐ́ᾱ; τῆς ταινῐ́ᾱς (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ ταινῐ́ᾱ hē tainĭ́ā	τὼ ταινῐ́ᾱ tṑ tainĭ́ā	αἱ ταινῐ́αι hai tainĭ́ai
Genitive	τῆς ταινῐ́ᾱς tês tainĭ́ās	τοῖν ταινῐ́αιν toîn tainĭ́ain	τῶν ταινῐῶν tôn tainĭôn
Dative	τῇ ταινῐ́ᾳ tēî tainĭ́āi	τοῖν ταινῐ́αιν toîn tainĭ́ain	ταῖς ταινῐ́αις taîs tainĭ́ais
Accusative	τὴν ταινῐ́ᾱν tḕn tainĭ́ān	τὼ ταινῐ́ᾱ tṑ tainĭ́ā	τᾱ̀ς ταινῐ́ᾱς tā̀s tainĭ́ās
Vocative	ταινῐ́ᾱ tainĭ́ā	ταινῐ́ᾱ tainĭ́ā	ταινῐ́αι tainĭ́ai
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

• ταινιάζω (tainiázō)
• ταινίδιον (tainídion)
• ταινιοειδής (tainioeidḗs)
• ταινίον (tainíon)
• ταινιόπωλις (tainiópōlis)
• ταινιόω (tainióō)
• ταινιώδης (tainiṓdēs)
• ταινιωτικός (tainiōtikós)
• ὑποταίνιος (hupotaínios)

Descendants

• Greek: ταινία (tainía)
• → Latin: taenia
• → Translingual: Taenia

Further reading

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

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ταινία (tainía).

Noun

ταινία • (tainía) f (plural ταινίες)

1. film (UK), movie (US)

   Εκείνη η ταινία ακόμα δεν παίζεται στα σινεμά.

   Ekeíni i tainía akóma den paízetai sta sinemá.

   That film/movie is not yet showing in theaters.

2. ribbon, tape, band
3. tape measure
4. streak
5. tapeworm

Declension

Declension of ταινία

	singular	plural
nominative	ταινία (tainía)	ταινίες (tainíes)
genitive	ταινίας (tainías)	ταινιών (tainión)
accusative	ταινία (tainía)	ταινίες (tainíes)
vocative	ταινία (tainía)	ταινίες (tainíes)

Synonyms

• (film): φιλμ n (film)

Related terms

• ταινιογραφία f (tainiografía, “filmοgraphy”)