ξιφομάχαιρα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ξίφος (xíphos, “sword”) +‎ μάχαιρα (mákhaira, “knife, dagger”).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ξῐφομᾰ́χαιρᾰ • (xĭphomắkhairă) f (genitive ξῐφομᾰχαίρας); first declension

  1. sabre

Inflection

First declension of ἡ ξῐφομᾰ́χαιρᾰ; τῆς ξῐφομᾰχαίρᾱς (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ ξῐφομᾰ́χαιρᾰ
hē xĭphomắkhairă 		τὼ ξῐφομᾰχαίρᾱ
tṑ xĭphomăkhaírā 		αἱ ξῐφομᾰ́χαιραι
hai xĭphomắkhairai
Genitive τῆς ξῐφομᾰχαίρᾱς
tês xĭphomăkhaírās 		τοῖν ξῐφομᾰχαίραιν
toîn xĭphomăkhaírain 		τῶν ξῐφομᾰχαιρῶν
tôn xĭphomăkhairôn
Dative τῇ ξῐφομᾰχαίρᾳ
tēî xĭphomăkhaírāi 		τοῖν ξῐφομᾰχαίραιν
toîn xĭphomăkhaírain 		ταῖς ξῐφομᾰχαίραις
taîs xĭphomăkhaírais
Accusative τὴν ξῐφομᾰ́χαιρᾰν
tḕn xĭphomắkhairăn 		τὼ ξῐφομᾰχαίρᾱ
tṑ xĭphomăkhaírā 		τᾱ̀ς ξῐφομᾰχαίρᾱς
tā̀s xĭphomăkhaírās
Vocative ξῐφομᾰ́χαιρᾰ
xĭphomắkhairă 		ξῐφομᾰχαίρᾱ
xĭphomăkhaírā 		ξῐφομᾰ́χαιραι
xĭphomắkhairai
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

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