ἑκατόμβη

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἑκατόν (hekatón, “hundred”) + βοῦς (boûs, “ox”).This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. In particular: suffix unexplained.

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /he.ka.tóm.bɛː/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /(h)e.kaˈtom.be̝/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /e.kaˈtom.bi/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /e.kaˈtom.bi/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /e.kaˈtom.bi/

Noun

ἑκᾰτόμβη • (hekătómbē) f (genitive ἑκᾰτόμβης); first declension

hecatomb, an offering of a hundred cattle
animal sacrifice in general

Inflection

First declension of ἑκᾰτόμβη; ἑκᾰτόμβης (Epic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἑκᾰτόμβη hekătómbē	ἑκᾰτόμβᾱ hekătómbā	ἑκᾰτόμβαι hekătómbai
Genitive	ἑκᾰτόμβης hekătómbēs	ἑκᾰτόμβαιν / ἑκᾰτόμβαιῐν / ἑκᾰτόμβῃῐν hekătómbai(ĭ)n / hekătómbēiĭn	ἑκᾰτομβᾱ́ων / ἑκᾰτομβέ͜ων / ἑκᾰτομβῶν hekătombā́ōn / hekătombé͜ōn / hekătombôn
Dative	ἑκᾰτόμβῃ hekătómbēi	ἑκᾰτόμβαιν / ἑκᾰτόμβαιῐν / ἑκᾰτόμβῃῐν hekătómbai(ĭ)n / hekătómbēiĭn	ἑκᾰτόμβῃσῐ / ἑκᾰτόμβῃσῐν / ἑκᾰτόμβῃς / ἑκᾰτόμβαις hekătómbēisĭ(n) / hekătómbēis / hekătómbais
Accusative	ἑκᾰτόμβην hekătómbēn	ἑκᾰτόμβᾱ hekătómbā	ἑκᾰτόμβᾱς hekătómbās
Vocative	ἑκᾰτόμβη hekătómbē	ἑκᾰτόμβᾱ hekătómbā	ἑκᾰτόμβαι hekătómbai
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Derived terms

Ἑκατομβαιών (Hekatombaiṓn)

Descendants

Greek: εκατόμβη (ekatómvi)
→ Latin: hecatombē