ἀσάμινθος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

The -ινθος points according to Beekes to Pre-Greek, like in καλαμίνθη (kalamínthē), ἀψίνθιον (apsínthion) etc. However even if that generally is so the suffix form is probably secondary and the word renders Akkadian 𒉏𒋛𒂊𒌈 (nim-se-e-tum /⁠namasittu, namasītu, nemesētu⁠/, “bathtub”), alternatively 𒄀𒃻𒇒𒊏 (GI.NIG₂.ESIR₂.RA /⁠namsû⁠/, “wash-bowl”) with the suffix later appended, with metathesis -amas- to -asam- and rebracketing the original ν (n) as from the Greek article.

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /a.sá.min.tʰos/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /aˈsa.min.tʰos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /aˈsa.min.θos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /aˈsa.min.θos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /aˈsa.min.θos/

Noun

ἀσάμινθος • (asáminthos) f (genitive ἀσαμίνθου); second declension

bathtub
Synonyms: λουτήρ (loutḗr), πύελος (púelos)
- 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 3.468:
  ἔκ ῥ' ἀσαμίνθου βῆ δέμας ἀθανάτοισιν ὁμοῖος·
  ék rh’ asamínthou bê démas athanátoisin homoîos;
  He stepped out of the bathtub, in stature the immortals alike:

Declension

Second declension of ἡ ἀσάμινθος; τῆς ἀσαμίνθου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ ἀσάμινθος hē asáminthos	τὼ ἀσαμίνθω tṑ asamínthō	αἱ ἀσάμινθοι hai asáminthoi
Genitive	τῆς ἀσαμίνθου tês asamínthou	τοῖν ἀσαμίνθοιν toîn asamínthoin	τῶν ἀσαμίνθων tôn asamínthōn
Dative	τῇ ἀσαμίνθῳ tēî asamínthōi	τοῖν ἀσαμίνθοιν toîn asamínthoin	ταῖς ἀσαμίνθοις taîs asamínthois
Accusative	τὴν ἀσάμινθον tḕn asáminthon	τὼ ἀσαμίνθω tṑ asamínthō	τᾱ̀ς ἀσαμίνθους tā̀s asamínthous
Vocative	ἀσάμινθε asáminthe	ἀσαμίνθω asamínthō	ἀσάμινθοι asáminthoi
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

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