τράπεζα
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Ancient Greek[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Indo-European *tr̥-ped-ih₂- (“having three feet”), from *tr̥- (“three”, combining form) + *pṓds (“foot”). The first element is conventionally made *kʷtur- (“four”, combining form), but Sihler (1995) points out that early tables had three legs, not four.
Pronunciation[edit]
- 5th BC Attic: IPA: /trá.pez.da/
- 1st BC Egyptian: IPA: /ˈtra.pɛ.za/
- 4th AD Koine: IPA: /ˈtra.pe.za/
- 10th AD Byzantine: IPA: /ˈtra.pe.za/
- 15th AD Constantinopolitan: IPA: /ˈtra.pe.za/
Noun[edit]
τρᾰ́πεζᾰ • (trápeza) (genitive τρᾰπέζης) f, first declension
- a table
Inflection[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
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References[edit]
- τράπεζα in A Greek–English Lexicon by Liddell & Scott, Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1940
- Robert S. P. Beekes (2010) Etymological Dictionary of Greek, Leiden, Boston: Brill Academic Publishers
Greek[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek.
Noun[edit]
τράπεζα • (trápeza) f
- (finance) bank
Declension[edit]
τράπεζα (trápeza)
Related terms[edit]
- Αγία Τράπεζα f (Agía Trápeza, “altar”)
- τράπεζα αίματος f (trápeza aímatos, “blood bank”)
See also[edit]
- compare with: τραπέζι n (trapézi, “table”)
