κυψέλη

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • κῠψάλη (kŭpsálē)

Etymology

Not related to κύπη (kúpē, “kind of ship”), nor derived from κύπτω (kúptō, “to bend, stoop”). According to Beekes, clearly a Pre-Greek word, given the variant.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

κῠψέλη • (kŭpsélē) f (genitive κῠψέλης); first declension

  1. chest, box, any hollow vessel
  2. beehive, hive
    Synonym: σίμβλος (símblos)
  3. (anatomy) hollow of the ear

Inflection

First declension of ἡ κῠψέλη; τῆς κῠψέλης (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ κῠψέλη
hē kŭpsélē 		τὼ κῠψέλᾱ
tṑ kŭpsélā 		αἱ κῠψέλαι
hai kŭpsélai
Genitive τῆς κῠψέλης
tês kŭpsélēs 		τοῖν κῠψέλαιν
toîn kŭpsélain 		τῶν κῠψελῶν
tôn kŭpselôn
Dative τῇ κῠψέλῃ
tēî kŭpsélēi 		τοῖν κῠψέλαιν
toîn kŭpsélain 		ταῖς κῠψέλαις
taîs kŭpsélais
Accusative τὴν κῠψέλην
tḕn kŭpsélēn 		τὼ κῠψέλᾱ
tṑ kŭpsélā 		τᾱ̀ς κῠψέλᾱς
tā̀s kŭpsélās
Vocative κῠψέλη
kŭpsélē 		κῠψέλᾱ
kŭpsélā 		κῠψέλαι
kŭpsélai
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

  • κῠψέλῐον (kŭpsélĭon)
  • κῠψελῐ́ς (kŭpselĭ́s)
  • κῠψελόβῠστος (kŭpselóbŭstos)
  • Κύψελος (Kúpselos)

Descendants

  • Greek: κυψέλη (kypséli)

Further reading

Greek

Noun

κυψέλη • (kypséli) f (plural κυψέλες)

  1. beehive, hive

Declension

Declension of κυψέλη
singular plural
nominative κυψέλη (kypséli) κυψέλες (kypséles)
genitive κυψέλης (kypsélis) κυψελών (kypselón)
accusative κυψέλη (kypséli) κυψέλες (kypséles)
vocative κυψέλη (kypséli) κυψέλες (kypséles)

Synonyms

See also

  • κηρήθρα f (kiríthra, “beeswax, honeycomb”)
  • κυψελίδα f (kypselída, “ear wax; alveolus”)

Further reading

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