καρχήσιον

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • καρχᾱσιον (karkhāsion) — Doric

Etymology

Foreign word of unknown origin. Maybe from Pre-Greek.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

κᾰρχήσῐον • (kărkhḗsĭon) n (genitive κᾰρχησῐ́ου); second declension

  1. drinking-cup narrower in the middle than the top and bottom
  2. (nautical) masthead of a ship, through which the halyards worked
  3. triangular instrument used in carpentry
  4. cage or chamber in a torsion-engine
  5. crane for unloading ships

Inflection

Second declension of τὸ κᾰρχήσῐον; τοῦ κᾰρχησῐ́ου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative τὸ κᾰρχήσῐον
tò kărkhḗsĭon 		τὼ κᾰρχησῐ́ω
tṑ kărkhēsĭ́ō 		τᾰ̀ κᾰρχήσῐᾰ
tằ kărkhḗsĭă
Genitive τοῦ κᾰρχησῐ́ου
toû kărkhēsĭ́ou 		τοῖν κᾰρχησῐ́οιν
toîn kărkhēsĭ́oin 		τῶν κᾰρχησῐ́ων
tôn kărkhēsĭ́ōn
Dative τῷ κᾰρχησῐ́ῳ
tōî kărkhēsĭ́ōi 		τοῖν κᾰρχησῐ́οιν
toîn kărkhēsĭ́oin 		τοῖς κᾰρχησῐ́οις
toîs kărkhēsĭ́ois
Accusative τὸ κᾰρχήσῐον
tò kărkhḗsĭon 		τὼ κᾰρχησῐ́ω
tṑ kărkhēsĭ́ō 		τᾰ̀ κᾰρχήσῐᾰ
tằ kărkhḗsĭă
Vocative κᾰρχήσῐον
kărkhḗsĭon 		κᾰρχησῐ́ω
kărkhēsĭ́ō 		κᾰρχήσῐᾰ
kărkhḗsĭă
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

  • καρχήσιος (karkhḗsios)

Descendants

  • → Latin: carchēsium

Further reading

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