λιμενάρχης
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From λῐμήν (lĭmḗn, “port”) + -άρχης (-árkhēs, “ruler, leader”).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /li.mɛː.nár.kʰɛːs/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /li.me̝ˈnar.kʰe̝s/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /li.miˈnar.çis/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /li.miˈnar.çis/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /li.miˈnar.çis/
Noun
λῐμηνᾰ́ρχης • (lĭmēnắrkhēs) m (genitive λῐμηνᾰ́ρχου); first declension
Inflection
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ὁ λῐμηνᾰ́ρχης ho lĭmēnắrkhēs |
τὼ λῐμηνᾰ́ρχᾱ tṑ lĭmēnắrkhā |
οἱ λῐμηνᾰ́ρχαι hoi lĭmēnắrkhai | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τοῦ λῐμηνᾰ́ρχου toû lĭmēnắrkhou |
τοῖν λῐμηνᾰ́ρχαιν toîn lĭmēnắrkhain |
τῶν λῐμηνᾰρχῶν tôn lĭmēnărkhôn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῷ λῐμηνᾰ́ρχῃ tōî lĭmēnắrkhēi |
τοῖν λῐμηνᾰ́ρχαιν toîn lĭmēnắrkhain |
τοῖς λῐμηνᾰ́ρχαις toîs lĭmēnắrkhais | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὸν λῐμηνᾰ́ρχην tòn lĭmēnắrkhēn |
τὼ λῐμηνᾰ́ρχᾱ tṑ lĭmēnắrkhā |
τοὺς λῐμηνᾰ́ρχᾱς toùs lĭmēnắrkhās | ||||||||||
| Vocative | λῐμηνᾰ́ρχη lĭmēnắrkhē |
λῐμηνᾰ́ρχᾱ lĭmēnắrkhā |
λῐμηνᾰ́ρχαι lĭmēnắrkhai | ||||||||||
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Derived terms
- λῐμηνᾰρχέω (lĭmēnărkhéō)
Further reading
- “λιμενάρχης”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek λιμενάρχης (limenárkhēs).
Noun
λιμενάρχης • (limenárchis) m or f (plural λιμενάρχες)
- harbour master (UK), harbormaster (US)
- Coordinate term: αρχιπλοηγός (archiploïgós)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | λιμενάρχης (limenárchis) | λιμενάρχες (limenárches) |
| genitive | λιμενάρχη (limenárchi) | λιμεναρχών (limenarchón) |
| accusative | λιμενάρχη (limenárchi) | λιμενάρχες (limenárches) |
| vocative | λιμενάρχη (limenárchi) | λιμενάρχες (limenárches) |
A genitive singular form λιμενάρχου (limenárchou) usable with both genders.
Further reading
- λιμενάρχης, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language