κόγχη

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Probably from Pre-Greek, especially in view of the cluster -γχ- (-nkh-), which points to prenasalization in Pre-Greek terms. Compare καγκύλας (kankúlas, “mussel”) and κόχλος (kókhlos, “spiral conch, snail”), which both exhibit conclusively Pre-Greek variation.
Possibly related to Sanskrit शङ्ख (śaṅkhá-, “conch, mussel”), but not by common inheritance from Proto-Indo-European.[1] Doublet of κόγχος (kónkhos).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

κόγχη • (kónkhē) f (genitive κόγχης); first declension

  1. mussel, cockle
    1. shell-full
  2. anything like a mussel shell, especially a shell-like cavity in the body:
    1. (anatomy) hollow of the ear
    2. (anatomy) kneepan
  3. case around a seal attached to documents
  4. niche for a statue; apse
  5. (geometry) fourth part of a sphere

Inflection

First declension of ἡ κόγχη; τῆς κόγχης (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ κόγχη
hē kónkhē 		τὼ κόγχᾱ
tṑ kónkhā 		αἱ κόγχαι
hai kónkhai
Genitive τῆς κόγχης
tês kónkhēs 		τοῖν κόγχαιν
toîn kónkhain 		τῶν κογχῶν
tôn konkhôn
Dative τῇ κόγχῃ
tēî kónkhēi 		τοῖν κόγχαιν
toîn kónkhain 		ταῖς κόγχαις
taîs kónkhais
Accusative τὴν κόγχην
tḕn kónkhēn 		τὼ κόγχᾱ
tṑ kónkhā 		τᾱ̀ς κόγχᾱς
tā̀s kónkhās
Vocative κόγχη
kónkhē 		κόγχᾱ
kónkhā 		κόγχαι
kónkhai
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

  • κόγξ (kónx)
  • κογχᾰλῐ́ζω (konkhălĭ́zō)
  • κογχᾰ́ρῐον (konkhắrĭon)
  • κογχῐ́ζω (konkhĭ́zō)
  • κογχῐ́ον (konkhĭ́on)
  • κογχῑ́της (konkhī́tēs)
  • κογχογενής (konkhogenḗs)
  • κογχοειδής (konkhoeidḗs)
  • κογχοθήρᾱς (konkhothḗrās)
  • κογχώδης (konkhṓdēs)
  • κογχωτός (konkhōtós)

Descendants

  • → Latin: concha (see there for further descendants)
  • → Hebrew: קוֹנְכִיָּה (qonchiá)

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “κόγχη”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 728

Further reading

  • Beekes, Robert S. P. (2014) Stefan Norbruis, editor, Pre-Greek: Phonology, Morphology, Lexicon, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN
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