νάρναξ

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

Unknown. Beekes considers it a dissimilated variant of λάρναξ (lárnax, “coffer, chest, box”).[1] See the latter for more information.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

νάρναξ • (nárnax) f (genitive νάρνακος); third declension

  1. alternative form of λάρναξ (lárnax); (hapax legomenon) chest
    Synonym: κιβωτός (kibōtós)

Declension

Third declension of ἡ νᾰ́ρνᾰξ; τῆς νᾰ́ρνᾰκος (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ νᾰ́ρνᾰξ
hē nắrnăx 		τὼ νᾰ́ρνᾰκε
tṑ nắrnăke 		αἱ νᾰ́ρνᾰκες
hai nắrnăkes
Genitive τῆς νᾰ́ρνᾰκος
tês nắrnăkos 		τοῖν νᾰρνᾰ́κοιν
toîn nărnắkoin 		τῶν νᾰρνᾰ́κων
tôn nărnắkōn
Dative τῇ νᾰ́ρνᾰκῐ
tēî nắrnăkĭ 		τοῖν νᾰρνᾰ́κοιν
toîn nărnắkoin 		ταῖς νᾰ́ρνᾰξῐ / νᾰ́ρνᾰξῐν
taîs nắrnăxĭ(n)
Accusative τὴν νᾰ́ρνᾰκᾰ
tḕn nắrnăkă 		τὼ νᾰ́ρνᾰκε
tṑ nắrnăke 		τᾱ̀ς νᾰ́ρνᾰκᾰς
tā̀s nắrnăkăs
Vocative νᾰ́ρνᾰξ
nắrnăx 		νᾰ́ρνᾰκε
nắrnăke 		νᾰ́ρνᾰκες
nắrnăkes
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) “λάρναξ, -ᾱκος”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 834–835

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