δροίτη

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • δρύτη (drútē)

Etymology

Compare perhaps English tray, from Proto-Indo-European *dóru (“tree; wood”).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

δροίτη • (droítē) f (genitive δροίτης); first declension

  1. tub, basin
    Synonyms: πύελος (púelos), σκάφη (skáphē)
    1. cradle
    2. coffin, bier
  2. a type of dance
    • [5th c. C.E., Hesychius of Alexandria, Γλώσσαι, Δ:
      δροίτη· (...) καὶ εἶδος ὀρχήσεως
      droítē; (...) kaì eîdos orkhḗseōs
      droítē: (...) also, a type of dance]

Declension

First declension of ἡ δροίτη; τῆς δροίτης (Attic)
Case / # Singular Plural
Nominative ἡ δροίτη
hē droítē 		αἱ δροῖται
hai droîtai
Genitive τῆς δροίτης
tês droítēs 		τῶν δροιτῶν
tôn droitôn
Dative τῇ δροίτῃ
tēî droítēi 		ταῖς δροίταις
taîs droítais
Accusative τὴν δροίτην
tḕn droítēn 		τᾱ̀ς δροίτᾱς
tā̀s droítās
Vocative δροίτη
droítē 		δροῖται
droîtai
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

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