στρόφιγξ

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Ultimately from στρέφω (stréphō, “to turn, rotate”).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

στρόφῐγξ • (stróphĭnx) m (genitive στρόφῐγγος); third declension

  1. pivot, axle or pin on which a body turns
    Synonyms: γίγγλυμος (gínglumos), θαιρός (thairós), κνώδαξ (knṓdax)
  2. (in the plural) pivots working in sockets, at top and bottom of a door

Inflection

Third declension of ὁ στρόφῐγξ; τοῦ στρόφῐγγος (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ στρόφῐγξ
ho stróphĭnx 		τὼ στρόφῐγγε
tṑ stróphĭnge 		οἱ στρόφῐγγες
hoi stróphĭnges
Genitive τοῦ στρόφῐγγος
toû stróphĭngos 		τοῖν στροφῐ́γγοιν
toîn strophĭ́ngoin 		τῶν στροφῐ́γγων
tôn strophĭ́ngōn
Dative τῷ στρόφῐγγῐ
tōî stróphĭngĭ 		τοῖν στροφῐ́γγοιν
toîn strophĭ́ngoin 		τοῖς στρόφῐγξῐ / στρόφῐγξῐν
toîs stróphĭnxĭ(n)
Accusative τὸν στρόφῐγγᾰ
tòn stróphĭngă 		τὼ στρόφῐγγε
tṑ stróphĭnge 		τοὺς στρόφῐγγᾰς
toùs stróphĭngăs
Vocative στρόφῐγξ
stróphĭnx 		στρόφῐγγε
stróphĭnge 		στρόφῐγγες
stróphĭnges
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

  • Greek: στρόφιγγα (strófinga)

Further reading

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