πρόχοος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • πρόχους (prókhous) — Attic

Etymology

From προ- (pro-) +‎ χοῦς (khoûs, “measure of capacity”).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

πρόχοος • (prókhoos) m (genitive προχόου); second declension

  1. ewer for pouring water upon the hands of guests
  2. wine-jug from which the cupbearer pours into the cups
  3. unit of measure for liquids used in Tauromenium

Declension

Second declension of ὁ πρόχοος; τοῦ προχόου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ πρόχοος
ho prókhoos 		τὼ προχόω
tṑ prokhóō 		οἱ πρόχοοι
hoi prókhooi
Genitive τοῦ προχόου
toû prokhóou 		τοῖν προχόοιν
toîn prokhóoin 		τῶν προχόων
tôn prokhóōn
Dative τῷ προχόῳ
tōî prokhóōi 		τοῖν προχόοιν
toîn prokhóoin 		τοῖς προχόοις
toîs prokhóois
Accusative τὸν πρόχοον
tòn prókhoon 		τὼ προχόω
tṑ prokhóō 		τοὺς προχόους
toùs prokhóous
Vocative πρόχοε
prókhoe 		προχόω
prokhóō 		πρόχοοι
prókhooi
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

  • → Etruscan: 𐌐𐌓𐌖𐌙𐌖𐌌 (pruχum)
  • → Hebrew: אפרכסת
  • Greek: προχοΐς (prochoḯs)

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