𒂊𒃷

Hittite

𒂊𒃷	The cuneiform font displayed by default does not accurately represent the Hittite script. Please download and install Hittite fonts from www.hethport.uni-wuerzburg.de.

Alternative forms

• 𒂊𒅗𒀭 (e-ka-an)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₁yeg-. Compare Old Irish aig, Old Norse jaki.

Noun

𒂊𒃷 • (e-kán) n

1. ice

Inflection

Broad transcription
a-stem noun¹
Neuter gender	Singular	Plural
nominative	ekan	eka
accusative	ekan	eka
genitive	ekaš	ekaš, ekan²
dative-locative	eki	ekaš
allative	eka	–
ablative	ekaz(a)	ekaz(a)
instrumental	ekit	ekit
1. The desinences in this table have been normalized. For alternative endings see Appendix:Hittite declension 2. Only attested in Old Hittite.

Cuneiform
a-stem noun
Neuter gender	Singular	Plural
nominative	𒂊𒅗𒀭	𒂊𒅗
	e-ka-an	e-ka
accusative	𒂊𒅗𒀭	𒂊𒅗
	e-ka-an	e-ka
genitive	𒂊𒅗𒀸	𒂊𒅗𒀸, 𒂊𒅗𒀭
	e-ka-aš	e-ka-aš, e-ka-an
dative-locative	𒂊𒆠	𒂊𒅗𒀸
	e-ki	e-ka-aš
allative	𒂊𒅗	–
	e-ka
ablative	𒂊𒅗𒊍	𒂊𒅗𒊍
	e-ka-az	e-ka-az
instrumental	𒂊𒆠𒀉	𒂊𒆠𒀉
	e-ki-it	e-ki-it
More than one syllabification is possible. For more information see Wiktionary:Hittite transliteration

See also

• 𒄿𒂵𒀀𒄑𒍣 (i-ga-a-iz-zi, “to cool down”)
• 𒂊𒆪𒈾𒀸 (e-ku-na-aš, “cold”)
• 𒂊𒆪𒉌𒈠𒀸 (e-ku-ni-ma-aš, “coldness”)
• 𒄿𒆪𒉈𒌍𒍣 (i-ku-ne-eš-zi, “to become cold”)