στῆριγξ

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Probably from Proto-Indo-European *ster (“strong, steady”), the same root of Old English starian (“to stare”), Proto-Germanic *staraz (“stiff”) and στερεός (stereós, “firm, solid”).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

στῆρῐγξ • (stêrĭnx) m (genitive στήρῐγγος); third declension

  1. support, prop, stay
  2. fork with which the shaft or pole of a chariot was propped

Inflection

Third declension of ὁ στῆρῐγξ; τοῦ στήρῐγγος (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ στῆρῐγξ
ho stêrĭnx 		τὼ στήρῐγγε
tṑ stḗrĭnge 		οἱ στήρῐγγες
hoi stḗrĭnges
Genitive τοῦ στήρῐγγος
toû stḗrĭngos 		τοῖν στηρῐ́γγοιν
toîn stērĭ́ngoin 		τῶν στηρῐ́γγων
tôn stērĭ́ngōn
Dative τῷ στήρῐγγῐ
tōî stḗrĭngĭ 		τοῖν στηρῐ́γγοιν
toîn stērĭ́ngoin 		τοῖς στήρῐγξῐ / στήρῐγξῐν
toîs stḗrĭnxĭ(n)
Accusative τὸν στήρῐγγᾰ
tòn stḗrĭngă 		τὼ στήρῐγγε
tṑ stḗrĭnge 		τοὺς στήρῐγγᾰς
toùs stḗrĭngăs
Vocative στῆρῐγξ
stêrĭnx 		στήρῐγγε
stḗrĭnge 		στήρῐγγες
stḗrĭnges
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

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