καταθήκη
Ancient Greek
Etymology
A short form of παρακαταθήκη (parakatathḗkē, “deposit”). By surface analysis, κατα- (kata-) + -θήκη (-thḗkē).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /ka.ta.tʰɛ̌ː.kɛː/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ka.taˈtʰe̝.ke̝/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ka.taˈθi.ci/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ka.taˈθi.ci/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ka.taˈθi.ci/
Noun
κᾰτᾰθήκη • (kătăthḗkē) f (genitive κᾰτᾰθήκης); first declension
Inflection
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ἡ κᾰτᾰθήκη hē kătăthḗkē |
τὼ κᾰτᾰθήκᾱ tṑ kătăthḗkā |
αἱ κᾰτᾰθῆκαι hai kătăthêkai | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τῆς κᾰτᾰθήκης tês kătăthḗkēs |
τοῖν κᾰτᾰθήκαιν toîn kătăthḗkain |
τῶν κᾰτᾰθηκῶν tôn kătăthēkôn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῇ κᾰτᾰθήκῃ tēî kătăthḗkēi |
τοῖν κᾰτᾰθήκαιν toîn kătăthḗkain |
ταῖς κᾰτᾰθήκαις taîs kătăthḗkais | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὴν κᾰτᾰθήκην tḕn kătăthḗkēn |
τὼ κᾰτᾰθήκᾱ tṑ kătăthḗkā |
τᾱ̀ς κᾰτᾰθήκᾱς tā̀s kătăthḗkās | ||||||||||
| Vocative | κᾰτᾰθήκη kătăthḗkē |
κᾰτᾰθήκᾱ kătăthḗkā |
κᾰτᾰθῆκαι kătăthêkai | ||||||||||
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Further reading
- “καταθήκη”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press