ἀγαλματοθήκη
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From ἄγαλμα (ágalma, “statue, bust”) + -θήκη (-thḗkē, “case, box”).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /a.ɡal.ma.to.tʰɛ̌ː.kɛː/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /a.ɡal.ma.toˈtʰe̝.ke̝/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /a.ɣal.ma.toˈθi.ci/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /a.ɣal.ma.toˈθi.ci/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /a.ɣal.ma.toˈθi.ci/
Noun
ἀγᾰλμᾰτοθήκη • (agălmătothḗkē) f (genitive ἀγᾰλμᾰτοθήκης); first declension
- (architecture) niche or recess for a statue
- Synonym: ἀνδριαντοθήκη (andriantothḗkē)
Inflection
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ἡ ἀγᾰλμᾰτοθήκη hē agălmătothḗkē |
τὼ ἀγᾰλμᾰτοθήκᾱ tṑ agălmătothḗkā |
αἱ ἀγᾰλμᾰτοθῆκαι hai agălmătothêkai | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τῆς ἀγᾰλμᾰτοθήκης tês agălmătothḗkēs |
τοῖν ἀγᾰλμᾰτοθήκαιν toîn agălmătothḗkain |
τῶν ἀγᾰλμᾰτοθηκῶν tôn agălmătothēkôn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῇ ἀγᾰλμᾰτοθήκῃ tēî agălmătothḗkēi |
τοῖν ἀγᾰλμᾰτοθήκαιν toîn agălmătothḗkain |
ταῖς ἀγᾰλμᾰτοθήκαις taîs agălmătothḗkais | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὴν ἀγᾰλμᾰτοθήκην tḕn agălmătothḗkēn |
τὼ ἀγᾰλμᾰτοθήκᾱ tṑ agălmătothḗkā |
τᾱ̀ς ἀγᾰλμᾰτοθήκᾱς tā̀s agălmătothḗkās | ||||||||||
| Vocative | ἀγᾰλμᾰτοθήκη agălmătothḗkē |
ἀγᾰλμᾰτοθήκᾱ agălmătothḗkā |
ἀγᾰλμᾰτοθῆκαι agălmătothêkai | ||||||||||
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Further reading
- ἀγαλματοθήκη in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)