λόγχη

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂k- (“to hit”), compare Latin lancea (“lance”) and Old Armenian գեղարդն (gełardn, “spear”), or a Semitic borrowing corresponding to Hebrew רֹמַח (rómaḥ, “spear”), Arabic رُمْح (rumḥ, “spear”) etc. (see the Arabic), but Beekes leaves the etymology unexplained.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

λόγχη • (lónkhē) f (genitive λόγχης); first declension

  1. spearhead
    1. lance, spear, javelin
    2. troop of spearmen

Inflection

First declension of ἡ λόγχη; τῆς λόγχης (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ λόγχη
hē lónkhē 		τὼ λόγχᾱ
tṑ lónkhā 		αἱ λόγχαι
hai lónkhai
Genitive τῆς λόγχης
tês lónkhēs 		τοῖν λόγχαιν
toîn lónkhain 		τῶν λογχῶν
tôn lonkhôn
Dative τῇ λόγχῃ
tēî lónkhēi 		τοῖν λόγχαιν
toîn lónkhain 		ταῖς λόγχαις
taîs lónkhais
Accusative τὴν λόγχην
tḕn lónkhēn 		τὼ λόγχᾱ
tṑ lónkhā 		τᾱ̀ς λόγχᾱς
tā̀s lónkhās
Vocative λόγχη
lónkhē 		λόγχᾱ
lónkhā 		λόγχαι
lónkhai
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

  • λογχάριον (lonkhárion, “a kind of ornament”)
  • λογχεύω (lonkheúō, “to pierce with a lance”)
  • λογχιάζω (lonkhiázō, “to transfix with a spear”)
  • λόγχιμος (lónkhimos, “belonging to the lance”)
  • λογχίον (lonkhíon, “small lance”)
  • λογχίτης (lonkhítēs, “lance bearer”)
  • λογχῖτις (lonkhîtis, “holly fern”)
  • λογχόω (lonkhóō, “to furnish with a point”)
  • λογχωτός (lonkhōtós, “provided with a lance”)

Descendants

  • Greek: λόγχη (lónchi)

References

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek λόγχη (lónkhē).

Noun

λόγχη • (lónchi) f (plural λόγχες)

  1. spear, lance

Declension

Declension of λόγχη
singular plural
nominative λόγχη (lónchi) λόγχες (lónches)
genitive λόγχης (lónchis) λογχών (lonchón)
accusative λόγχη (lónchi) λόγχες (lónches)
vocative λόγχη (lónchi) λόγχες (lónches)

Synonyms

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