φρίκη

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

Extension of φρίξ (phríx, “ruffling, bristling, shivering”).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

φρῑ́κη • (phrī́kē) f (genitive φρῑ́κης); first declension

  1. shuddering, shivering
  2. shivering fear
  3. ruffling
  4. frost

Declension

First declension of ἡ φρίκη; τῆς φρίκης (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ φρίκη
hē phríkē 		τὼ φρίκᾱ
tṑ phríkā 		αἱ φρίκαι
hai phríkai
Genitive τῆς φρίκης
tês phríkēs 		τοῖν φρίκαιν
toîn phríkain 		τῶν φρικῶν
tôn phrikôn
Dative τῇ φρίκῃ
tēî phríkēi 		τοῖν φρίκαιν
toîn phríkain 		ταῖς φρίκαις
taîs phríkais
Accusative τὴν φρίκην
tḕn phríkēn 		τὼ φρίκᾱ
tṑ phríkā 		τᾱ̀ς φρίκᾱς
tā̀s phríkās
Vocative φρίκη
phríkē 		φρίκᾱ
phríkā 		φρίκαι
phríkai
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

  • Greek: φρίκη (fríki)
  • → Proto-Albanian: *frikā
    • Albanian: frikë, frîgë, firkë (“fear”)
  • → Romanian: frică

References

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