ἀκή

See also: -άκη

Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /a.kɛ̌ː/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /aˈke̝/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /aˈci/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /aˈci/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /aˈci/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Hellenic *akā́, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (“sharp”).

Noun

ἀκή • (akḗ) f (genitive ἀκῆς); first declension

point

Inflection

First declension of ἡ ἀκή; τῆς ἀκῆς (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ ἀκή hē akḗ	τὼ ἀκᾱ́ tṑ akā́	αἱ ἀκαί hai akaí
Genitive	τῆς ἀκῆς tês akês	τοῖν ἀκαῖν toîn akaîn	τῶν ἀκῶν tôn akôn
Dative	τῇ ἀκῇ tēî akēî	τοῖν ἀκαῖν toîn akaîn	ταῖς ἀκαῖς taîs akaîs
Accusative	τὴν ἀκήν tḕn akḗn	τὼ ἀκᾱ́ tṑ akā́	τᾱ̀ς ἀκᾱ́ς tā̀s akā́s
Vocative	ἀκή akḗ	ἀκᾱ́ akā́	ἀκαί akaí
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

τανυήκης (tanuḗkēs)

Etymology 2

Maybe connected with ἦκα (êka, “quietly”); see ἧσσα (hêssa).

Noun

ἀκή • (akḗ) f (genitive ἀκῆς); first declension

silence

Inflection

First declension of ἡ ἀκή; τῆς ἀκῆς (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ ἀκή hē akḗ	τὼ ἀκᾱ́ tṑ akā́	αἱ ἀκαί hai akaí
Genitive	τῆς ἀκῆς tês akês	τοῖν ἀκαῖν toîn akaîn	τῶν ἀκῶν tôn akôn
Dative	τῇ ἀκῇ tēî akēî	τοῖν ἀκαῖν toîn akaîn	ταῖς ἀκαῖς taîs akaîs
Accusative	τὴν ἀκήν tḕn akḗn	τὼ ἀκᾱ́ tṑ akā́	τᾱ̀ς ἀκᾱ́ς tā̀s akā́s
Vocative	ἀκή akḗ	ἀκᾱ́ akā́	ἀκαί akaí
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

ἀκήν (akḗn)

Related terms

ἀκέων (akéōn)

Etymology 3

Probably ἀκέομαι (akéomai) +‎ -η (-ē).

Noun

ἀκή • (akḗ) f (genitive ἀκῆς); first declension

healing

Inflection

First declension of ἡ ἀκή; τῆς ἀκῆς (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ ἀκή hē akḗ	τὼ ἀκᾱ́ tṑ akā́	αἱ ἀκαί hai akaí
Genitive	τῆς ἀκῆς tês akês	τοῖν ἀκαῖν toîn akaîn	τῶν ἀκῶν tôn akôn
Dative	τῇ ἀκῇ tēî akēî	τοῖν ἀκαῖν toîn akaîn	ταῖς ἀκαῖς taîs akaîs
Accusative	τὴν ἀκήν tḕn akḗn	τὼ ἀκᾱ́ tṑ akā́	τᾱ̀ς ἀκᾱ́ς tā̀s akā́s
Vocative	ἀκή akḗ	ἀκᾱ́ akā́	ἀκαί akaí
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Noun

Inflection

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Noun

Inflection

Derived terms

Related terms

Etymology 3

Noun

Inflection

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