δρεπάνη

See also: Δρεπάνη

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From δρέπω (drépō, “to pluck, cut off”) +‎ -ᾰ́νη (-ắnē, instrumental nominal suffix), closely cognate with Old Armenian արտեւան (artewan).[1][2]

Pronunciation

 

Noun

δρεπᾰ́νη • (drepắnē) f (genitive δρεπᾰ́νης); first declension

  1. sickle
    Synonym: ζᾰ́γκλον (zắnklon)

Inflection

First declension of ἡ δρεπᾰ́νη; τῆς δρεπᾰ́νης (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ δρεπᾰ́νη
hē drepắnē 		τὼ δρεπᾰ́νᾱ
tṑ drepắnā 		αἱ δρεπᾰ́ναι
hai drepắnai
Genitive τῆς δρεπᾰ́νης
tês drepắnēs 		τοῖν δρεπᾰ́ναιν
toîn drepắnain 		τῶν δρεπᾰνῶν
tôn drepănôn
Dative τῇ δρεπᾰ́νῃ
tēî drepắnēi 		τοῖν δρεπᾰ́ναιν
toîn drepắnain 		ταῖς δρεπᾰ́ναις
taîs drepắnais
Accusative τὴν δρεπᾰ́νην
tḕn drepắnēn 		τὼ δρεπᾰ́νᾱ
tṑ drepắnā 		τᾱ̀ς δρεπᾰ́νᾱς
tā̀s drepắnās
Vocative δρεπᾰ́νη
drepắnē 		δρεπᾰ́νᾱ
drepắnā 		δρεπᾰ́ναι
drepắnai
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Albanian: drapër, drapën from (Northwest) δράπανον (drápanon)

References

  1. ^ Lamberterie, Charles de (2013) “Grec, phrygien, arménien : des anciens aux modernes”, in Journal des Savants (in French), number 1, page 22 of 3–69
  2. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), volume I, with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 353

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