κρόκη

Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

 

Etymology 1

From κρέκω (krékō, “to weave”) +‎ -η (-ē, abstract noun suffix). The former is from Proto-Indo-European *krek- (“to weave”), see also Serbo-Croatian kresati, English reel.[1][2]

Alternative forms

  • κρόξ (króx)

Noun

κρόκη • (krókē) f (genitive κρόκης); first declension

  1. thread which is passed between the threads of the warp, woof
  2. (in general) thread
Inflection
First declension of ἡ κρόκη; τῆς κρόκης (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ κρόκη
hē krókē 		τὼ κρόκᾱ
tṑ krókā 		αἱ κρόκαι
hai krókai
Genitive τῆς κρόκης
tês krókēs 		τοῖν κρόκαιν
toîn krókain 		τῶν κροκῶν
tôn krokôn
Dative τῇ κρόκῃ
tēî krókēi 		τοῖν κρόκαιν
toîn krókain 		ταῖς κρόκαις
taîs krókais
Accusative τὴν κρόκην
tḕn krókēn 		τὼ κρόκᾱ
tṑ krókā 		τᾱ̀ς κρόκᾱς
tā̀s krókās
Vocative κρόκη
krókē 		κρόκᾱ
krókā 		κρόκαι
krókai
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Etymology 2

Possibly from a Proto-Indo-European *ḱorkeh₂, and related to Sanskrit शर्कर (śarkara, “pebble, gravel; later, sugar”) or कृशन (kṛśana, “pearl”), though Beekes is doubtful.[3]

Alternative forms

  • κροκάλη (krokálē)

Noun

κρόκη • (krókē) f (genitive κρόκης); first declension

  1. pebble on the seashore
Inflection
First declension of ἡ κρόκη; τῆς κρόκης (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ κρόκη
hē krókē 		τὼ κρόκᾱ
tṑ krókā 		αἱ κρόκαι
hai krókai
Genitive τῆς κρόκης
tês krókēs 		τοῖν κρόκαιν
toîn krókain 		τῶν κροκῶν
tôn krokôn
Dative τῇ κρόκῃ
tēî krókēi 		τοῖν κρόκαιν
toîn krókain 		ταῖς κρόκαις
taîs krókais
Accusative τὴν κρόκην
tḕn krókēn 		τὼ κρόκᾱ
tṑ krókā 		τᾱ̀ς κρόκᾱς
tā̀s krókās
Vocative κρόκη
krókē 		κρόκᾱ
krókā 		κρόκαι
krókai
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “κρόκη 1”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 781
  2. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2025) “reel”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
  3. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “κρόκη 2”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 782

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