ἀστράβη

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

ἀστράπην (astrápēn)

Etymology

A connection with ἀστραβής (astrabḗs, “steadfast”) is improbable. According to Beekes, the variation αβ/απ is well-known in substrate words, so it may well be a Pre-Greek word.

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /as.trá.bɛː/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /asˈtra.be̝/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /asˈtra.βi/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /asˈtra.vi/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /asˈtra.vi/

Noun

ἀστράβη • (astrábē) f (genitive ἀστράβης); first declension

comfortable saddle for an ass or a mule
Synonym: ἀνθήλιον (anthḗlion)

Inflection

First declension of ἡ ἀστράβη; τῆς ἀστράβης (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ ἀστράβη hē astrábē	τὼ ἀστράβᾱ tṑ astrábā	αἱ ἀστράβαι hai astrábai
Genitive	τῆς ἀστράβης tês astrábēs	τοῖν ἀστράβαιν toîn astrábain	τῶν ἀστραβῶν tôn astrabôn
Dative	τῇ ἀστράβῃ tēî astrábēi	τοῖν ἀστράβαιν toîn astrábain	ταῖς ἀστράβαις taîs astrábais
Accusative	τὴν ἀστράβην tḕn astrábēn	τὼ ἀστράβᾱ tṑ astrábā	τᾱ̀ς ἀστράβᾱς tā̀s astrábās
Vocative	ἀστράβη astrábē	ἀστράβᾱ astrábā	ἀστράβαι astrábai
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

→ Translingual: Astrabe