τρυτάνη

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From τρῡ́ω (trū́ō, “to wear down, exhaust”) +‎ -ᾰ́νη (-ắnē, instrumental nominal suffix); it probably refers to the opening in which the tongue moves.

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /tryː.tá.nɛː/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /tryˈta.ne̝/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /tryˈta.ni/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /tryˈta.ni/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /triˈta.ni/

Noun

τρῡτᾰ́νη • (trūtắnē) f (genitive τρῡτᾰ́νης); first declension

balance, pair of scales

Inflection

First declension of ἡ τρῡτᾰ́νη; τῆς τρῡτᾰ́νης (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ τρῡτᾰ́νη hē trūtắnē	τὼ τρῡτᾰ́νᾱ tṑ trūtắnā	αἱ τρῡτᾰ́ναι hai trūtắnai
Genitive	τῆς τρῡτᾰ́νης tês trūtắnēs	τοῖν τρῡτᾰ́ναιν toîn trūtắnain	τῶν τρῡτᾰνῶν tôn trūtănôn
Dative	τῇ τρῡτᾰ́νῃ tēî trūtắnēi	τοῖν τρῡτᾰ́ναιν toîn trūtắnain	ταῖς τρῡτᾰ́ναις taîs trūtắnais
Accusative	τὴν τρῡτᾰ́νην tḕn trūtắnēn	τὼ τρῡτᾰ́νᾱ tṑ trūtắnā	τᾱ̀ς τρῡτᾰ́νᾱς tā̀s trūtắnās
Vocative	τρῡτᾰ́νη trūtắnē	τρῡτᾰ́νᾱ trūtắnā	τρῡτᾰ́ναι trūtắnai
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

τρῡτανεύω (trūtaneúō)

Descendants

→ Latin: trutina
- → Italian: trutina
- → Portuguese: trutina