ἑλίκη

See also: Ἑλίκη

Ancient Greek

From ἕλιξ (hélix, “anything twisted, winding or spiral”). The constellation is so called from its revolving round the north celestial pole.

ἑλίκη • (helíkē) f (genitive ἑλίκης); first declension

First declension of ἡ ἑλῐ́κη; τῆς ἑλῐ́κης (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ ἑλῐ́κη hē helĭ́kē	τὼ ἑλῐ́κᾱ tṑ helĭ́kā	αἱ ἑλῐ́και hai helĭ́kai
Genitive	τῆς ἑλῐ́κης tês helĭ́kēs	τοῖν ἑλῐ́καιν toîn helĭ́kain	τῶν ἑλῐκῶν tôn helĭkôn
Dative	τῇ ἑλῐ́κῃ tēî helĭ́kēi	τοῖν ἑλῐ́καιν toîn helĭ́kain	ταῖς ἑλῐ́καις taîs helĭ́kais
Accusative	τὴν ἑλῐ́κην tḕn helĭ́kēn	τὼ ἑλῐ́κᾱ tṑ helĭ́kā	τᾱ̀ς ἑλῐ́κᾱς tā̀s helĭ́kās
Vocative	ἑλῐ́κη helĭ́kē	ἑλῐ́κᾱ helĭ́kā	ἑλῐ́και helĭ́kai
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Cognate with Mycenaean Greek 𐀁𐀪𐀏 (e-ri-ka). Traditionally said to be from etymology 1, but more likely from the same source as Latin salix, Proto-Celtic *salixs (Old Irish sail, Welsh helyg) and Proto-Germanic *salhô (Old English sealh, Old Norse selja).

ἑλίκη • (helíkē) f (genitive ἑλίκης); first declension

First declension of ἡ ἑλῐ́κη; τῆς ἑλῐ́κης (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ ἑλῐ́κη hē helĭ́kē	τὼ ἑλῐ́κᾱ tṑ helĭ́kā	αἱ ἑλῐ́και hai helĭ́kai
Genitive	τῆς ἑλῐ́κης tês helĭ́kēs	τοῖν ἑλῐ́καιν toîn helĭ́kain	τῶν ἑλῐκῶν tôn helĭkôn
Dative	τῇ ἑλῐ́κῃ tēî helĭ́kēi	τοῖν ἑλῐ́καιν toîn helĭ́kain	ταῖς ἑλῐ́καις taîs helĭ́kais
Accusative	τὴν ἑλῐ́κην tḕn helĭ́kēn	τὼ ἑλῐ́κᾱ tṑ helĭ́kā	τᾱ̀ς ἑλῐ́κᾱς tā̀s helĭ́kās
Vocative	ἑλῐ́κη helĭ́kē	ἑλῐ́κᾱ helĭ́kā	ἑλῐ́και helĭ́kai
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.