ἐγχείη

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From the same root as ἔγχος (énkhos).[1]

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ἐγχείη • (enkheíē) f (genitive ἐγχείης); first declension

  1. (Epic) spear (long stick with a sharp tip)

Declension

First declension of ἐγχείη; ἐγχείης (Epic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἐγχείη
enkheíē 		ἐγχείᾱ
enkheíā 		ἐγχεῖαι
enkheîai
Genitive ἐγχείης
enkheíēs 		ἐγχείαιν / ἐγχείαιῐν / ἐγχείῃῐν
enkheíai(ĭ)n / enkheíēiĭn 		ἐγχειᾱ́ων / ἐγχειέ͜ων / ἐγχειῶν
enkheiā́ōn / enkheié͜ōn / enkheiôn
Dative ἐγχείῃ
enkheíēi 		ἐγχείαιν / ἐγχείαιῐν / ἐγχείῃῐν
enkheíai(ĭ)n / enkheíēiĭn 		ἐγχείῃσῐ / ἐγχείῃσῐν / ἐγχείῃς / ἐγχείαις
enkheíēisĭ(n) / enkheíēis / enkheíais
Accusative ἐγχείην
enkheíēn 		ἐγχείᾱ
enkheíā 		ἐγχείᾱς
enkheíās
Vocative ἐγχείη
enkheíē 		ἐγχείᾱ
enkheíā 		ἐγχεῖαι
enkheîai
Notes:
  • Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ἔγχος (> DER > ἐγχείη)”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 372-3

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