δίκελλα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Clearly related to μάκελλα (mákella, “mattock”). Since this word is from Pre-Greek, also δίκελλα (díkella) should be too.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

δίκελλα • (díkella) f (genitive δικέλλης); first declension

  1. two-pronged fork, hoe
  2. adze, pickaxe, mattock

Inflection

First declension of ἡ δίκελλᾰ; τῆς δικέλλης (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ δίκελλᾰ
hē díkellă 		τὼ δικέλλᾱ
tṑ dikéllā 		αἱ δίκελλαι
hai díkellai
Genitive τῆς δικέλλης
tês dikéllēs 		τοῖν δικέλλαιν
toîn dikéllain 		τῶν δικελλῶν
tôn dikellôn
Dative τῇ δικέλλῃ
tēî dikéllēi 		τοῖν δικέλλαιν
toîn dikéllain 		ταῖς δικέλλαις
taîs dikéllais
Accusative τὴν δίκελλᾰν
tḕn díkellăn 		τὼ δικέλλᾱ
tṑ dikéllā 		τᾱ̀ς δικέλλᾱς
tā̀s dikéllās
Vocative δίκελλᾰ
díkellă 		δικέλλᾱ
dikéllā 		δίκελλαι
díkellai
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

  • δικελλευτής (dikelleutḗs)
  • δικέλλιον (dikéllion)
  • δικελλίτης (dikellítēs)
  • δικελλοειδής (dikelloeidḗs)

Descendants

  • Greek: δικέλλα (dikélla)

Further reading

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