κλίνη
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From κλῑ́νω (klī́nō) + -η (-ē).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /klǐː.nɛː/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ˈkli.ne̝/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ˈkli.ni/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ˈkli.ni/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ˈkli.ni/
Noun
κλῑ́νη • (klī́nē) f (genitive κλῑ́νης); first declension
Declension
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ἡ κλῑ́νη hē klī́nē |
τὼ κλῑ́νᾱ tṑ klī́nā |
αἱ κλῖναι hai klînai | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τῆς κλῑ́νης tês klī́nēs |
τοῖν κλῑ́ναιν toîn klī́nain |
τῶν κλῑνῶν tôn klīnôn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῇ κλῑ́νῃ tēî klī́nēi |
τοῖν κλῑ́ναιν toîn klī́nain |
ταῖς κλῑ́ναις taîs klī́nais | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὴν κλῑ́νην tḕn klī́nēn |
τὼ κλῑ́νᾱ tṑ klī́nā |
τᾱ̀ς κλῑ́νᾱς tā̀s klī́nās | ||||||||||
| Vocative | κλῑ́νη klī́nē |
κλῑ́νᾱ klī́nā |
κλῖναι klînai | ||||||||||
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Derived terms
- κλινικός (klinikós)
- τρικλίνιον (triklínion)
Descendants
- ⇒ Translingual: Prostheclina
References
- “κλίνη”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “κλίνη”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- G2825 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
- Klinai on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Greek
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek κλίνη (klínē, “bed”).
Pronunciation
Noun
κλίνη • (klíni) f (plural κλίνες)
- (formal) bed
- ξενοδοχείο 300 κλινών ― xenodocheío 300 klinón ― a hotel with 300 beds
- κλινική 300 κλινών ― klinikí 300 klinón ― a clinic with 300 beds
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | κλίνη (klíni) | κλίνες (klínes) |
| genitive | κλίνης (klínis) | κλινών (klinón) |
| accusative | κλίνη (klíni) | κλίνες (klínes) |
| vocative | κλίνη (klíni) | κλίνες (klínes) |