ὀψοθήκη

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ὄψον (ópson, “food”) +‎ -θήκη (-thḗkē, “case, box”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /op.so.tʰɛ̌ː.kɛː/ → /op.soˈθi.ci/ → /op.soˈθi.ci/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /op.so.tʰɛ̌ː.kɛː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /op.soˈtʰe̝.ke̝/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /op.soˈθi.ci/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /op.soˈθi.ci/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /op.soˈθi.ci/

Noun

ὀψοθήκη • (opsothḗkē) f (genitive ὀψοθήκης); first declension

1. A place for keeping victuals in

Inflection

First declension of ἡ ὀψοθήκη; τῆς ὀψοθήκης (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ ὀψοθήκη hē opsothḗkē	τὼ ὀψοθήκᾱ tṑ opsothḗkā	αἱ ὀψοθῆκαι hai opsothêkai
Genitive	τῆς ὀψοθήκης tês opsothḗkēs	τοῖν ὀψοθήκαιν toîn opsothḗkain	τῶν ὀψοθηκῶν tôn opsothēkôn
Dative	τῇ ὀψοθήκῃ têi opsothḗkēi	τοῖν ὀψοθήκαιν toîn opsothḗkain	ταῖς ὀψοθήκαις taîs opsothḗkais
Accusative	τὴν ὀψοθήκην tḕn opsothḗkēn	τὼ ὀψοθήκᾱ tṑ opsothḗkā	τᾱ̀ς ὀψοθήκᾱς tā̀s opsothḗkās
Vocative	ὀψοθήκη opsothḗkē	ὀψοθήκᾱ opsothḗkā	ὀψοθῆκαι opsothêkai
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

References

• “ὀψοθήκη”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press