κέστρα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From κεντέω (kentéō, “to sting, goad”) +‎ -τρα (-tra).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

κέστρᾰ • (késtră) f (genitive κέστρᾱς); first declension

  1. sharp hammer
    Synonym: σφῦρα (sphûra)
  2. barracuda
    Synonym: σφύραινα (sphúraina)

Inflection

First declension of ἡ κέστρᾰ; τῆς κέστρᾱς (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ κέστρᾰ
hē késtră 		τὼ κέστρᾱ
tṑ késtrā 		αἱ κέστραι
hai késtrai
Genitive τῆς κέστρᾱς
tês késtrās 		τοῖν κέστραιν
toîn késtrain 		τῶν κεστρῶν
tôn kestrôn
Dative τῇ κέστρᾳ
tēî késtrāi 		τοῖν κέστραιν
toîn késtrain 		ταῖς κέστραις
taîs késtrais
Accusative τὴν κέστρᾰν
tḕn késtrăn 		τὼ κέστρᾱ
tṑ késtrā 		τᾱ̀ς κέστρᾱς
tā̀s késtrās
Vocative κέστρᾰ
késtră 		κέστρᾱ
késtrā 		κέστραι
késtrai
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

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