τανυήκης

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• ταναήκης (tanaḗkēs)

Etymology

From τανύω (tanúō, “to strech”) +‎ ἀκή (akḗ, “point”) +‎ -ης (-ēs)

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ta.ny.ɛ̌ː.kɛːs/ → /ta.nyˈi.cis/ → /ta.niˈi.cis/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ta.ny.ɛ̌ː.kɛːs/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ta.nyˈe̝.ke̝s/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ta.nyˈi.cis/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ta.nyˈi.cis/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ta.niˈi.cis/

Adjective

τᾰνῠήκης • (tanuḗkēs) m or f (neuter τᾰνύηκες); third declension (Epic)

1. with a long point or edge
2. tapering

Declension

Third declension of τᾰνῠήκης; τᾰνῠ́ηκες (uncontracted, Epic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		τᾰνῠήκης tanuḗkēs	τᾰνῠ́ηκες tanúēkes		τᾰνῠήκει / τᾰνῠήκεε tanuḗkei / tanuḗkee	τᾰνῠήκει / τᾰνῠήκεε tanuḗkei / tanuḗkee		τᾰνῠήκεις / τᾰνῠήκεες tanuḗkeis / tanuḗkees	τᾰνῠήκεᾰ tanuḗkea
Genitive		τᾰνῠήκεος / τᾰνῠήκευς tanuḗkeos / tanuḗkeus	τᾰνῠήκεος / τᾰνῠήκευς tanuḗkeos / tanuḗkeus		τᾰνῠήκοιν tanuḗkoin	τᾰνῠήκοιν tanuḗkoin		τᾰνῠηκέων tanuēkéōn	τᾰνῠηκέων tanuēkéōn
Dative		τᾰνῠήκει / τᾰνῠήκεῐ̈ tanuḗkei / tanuḗkeï	τᾰνῠήκει / τᾰνῠήκεῐ̈ tanuḗkei / tanuḗkeï		τᾰνῠήκοιν tanuḗkoin	τᾰνῠήκοιν tanuḗkoin		τᾰνῠήκεσῐ / τᾰνῠήκεσῐν tanuḗkesi(n)	τᾰνῠήκεσῐ / τᾰνῠήκεσῐν tanuḗkesi(n)
Accusative		τᾰνῠήκεᾰ tanuḗkea	τᾰνῠ́ηκες tanúēkes		τᾰνῠήκει / τᾰνῠήκεε tanuḗkei / tanuḗkee	τᾰνῠήκει / τᾰνῠήκεε tanuḗkei / tanuḗkee		τᾰνῠήκεᾰς tanuḗkeas	τᾰνῠήκεᾰ tanuḗkea
Vocative		τᾰνῠ́ηκες tanúēkes	τᾰνῠ́ηκες tanúēkes		τᾰνῠήκει / τᾰνῠήκεε tanuḗkei / tanuḗkee	τᾰνῠήκει / τᾰνῠήκεε tanuḗkei / tanuḗkee		τᾰνῠήκεις / τᾰνῠήκεες tanuḗkeis / tanuḗkees	τᾰνῠήκεᾰ tanuḗkea
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		τᾰνῠηκέως tanuēkéōs			τᾰνῠηκέστερος tanuēkésteros			τᾰνῠηκέστᾰτος tanuēkéstatos
Notes:		Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Further reading

• “τανυήκης”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• τανυήκης in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• τανυήκης in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• “τανυήκης”, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ [Logeion] (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, 2011
• “τανυήκης”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press