σαμβύκη

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Ultimately from Aramaic סַבְּכָא (sabbəḵā).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

σαμβῡ́κη • (sambū́kē) f (genitive σαμβῡ́κης); first declension

  1. sambuca, a triangular musical instrument with four strings
  2. sambuca, an engine of similar form used in sieges

Inflection

First declension of ἡ σαμβῡ́κη; τῆς σαμβῡ́κης (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ σαμβῡ́κη
hē sambū́kē 		τὼ σαμβῡ́κᾱ
tṑ sambū́kā 		αἱ σαμβῦκαι
hai sambûkai
Genitive τῆς σαμβῡ́κης
tês sambū́kēs 		τοῖν σαμβῡ́καιν
toîn sambū́kain 		τῶν σαμβῡκῶν
tôn sambūkôn
Dative τῇ σαμβῡ́κῃ
tēî sambū́kēi 		τοῖν σαμβῡ́καιν
toîn sambū́kain 		ταῖς σαμβῡ́καις
taîs sambū́kais
Accusative τὴν σαμβῡ́κην
tḕn sambū́kēn 		τὼ σαμβῡ́κᾱ
tṑ sambū́kā 		τᾱ̀ς σαμβῡ́κᾱς
tā̀s sambū́kās
Vocative σαμβῡ́κη
sambū́kē 		σαμβῡ́κᾱ
sambū́kā 		σαμβῦκαι
sambûkai
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

  • σαμβῡκιστής (sambūkistḗs)

Descendants

  • Latin: sambūca

Further reading

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