ζωθήκη

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ζωή (zōḗ, “life”) and -θήκη (-thḗkē, “case, box”).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ζωθήκη • (zōthḗkē) f (genitive ζωθήκης); first declension

  1. A small room wherein to rest by day
  2. A niche in a wall, used as a chapel

Inflection

First declension of ἡ ζωθήκη; τῆς ζωθήκης (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ ζωθήκη
hē zōthḗkē 		τὼ ζωθήκᾱ
tṑ zōthḗkā 		αἱ ζωθῆκαι
hai zōthêkai
Genitive τῆς ζωθήκης
tês zōthḗkēs 		τοῖν ζωθήκαιν
toîn zōthḗkain 		τῶν ζωθηκῶν
tôn zōthēkôn
Dative τῇ ζωθήκῃ
tēî zōthḗkēi 		τοῖν ζωθήκαιν
toîn zōthḗkain 		ταῖς ζωθήκαις
taîs zōthḗkais
Accusative τὴν ζωθήκην
tḕn zōthḗkēn 		τὼ ζωθήκᾱ
tṑ zōthḗkā 		τᾱ̀ς ζωθήκᾱς
tā̀s zōthḗkās
Vocative ζωθήκη
zōthḗkē 		ζωθήκᾱ
zōthḗkā 		ζωθῆκαι
zōthêkai
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

  • → Latin: zōthēca

References

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