τράχηλος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • τράχᾱλος (trákhālos) — Doric

Etymology

Unknown. Suggested as a Pre-Greek substrate word by Beekes.[1] Compare θώραξ.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

τρᾰ́χηλος • (trắkhēlos) m (genitive τρᾰχήλου); second declension

  1. neck
    Synonym: αὐχήν (aukhḗn)

Declension

Second declension of ὁ τρᾰ́χηλος; τοῦ τρᾰχήλου (Attic)
Case / # Singular
Nominative ὁ τρᾰ́χηλος
ho trắkhēlos
Genitive τοῦ τρᾰχήλου
toû trăkhḗlou
Dative τῷ τρᾰχήλῳ
tōî trăkhḗlōi
Accusative τὸν τρᾰ́χηλον
tòn trắkhēlon
Vocative τρᾰ́χηλε
trắkhēle
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.
Second declension of τᾰ̀ τρᾰ́χηλᾰ; τῶν τρᾰχήλων (Attic)
Case / # Plural
Nominative τᾰ̀ τρᾰ́χηλᾰ
tằ trắkhēlă
Genitive τῶν τρᾰχήλων
tôn trăkhḗlōn
Dative τοῖς τρᾰχήλοις
toîs trăkhḗlois
Accusative τᾰ̀ τρᾰ́χηλᾰ
tằ trắkhēlă
Vocative τρᾰ́χηλᾰ
trắkhēlă
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

  • → English: trachelo-

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1501

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