Ἐχῖναι

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

Feminine plural of ἐχῖνος (ekhînos, “hedgehog, sea urchin”).

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Ἐχῖναι • (Ekhînai) f pl (genitive Ἐχῑνῶν); first declension

  1. Echinades (islands in the Ionian Sea)
    • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 2.625–626:
      Ἐχῑνᾱ́ων θ̓ ῐ̔ερᾱ́ων νήσων,
      αἳ ναίουσῐ πέρην ᾰ̔λὸς Ἤλῐδος ᾰ̓́ντᾰ
      Ekhīnā́ōn th hĭerā́ōn nḗsōn,
      haì naíousĭ pérēn hălòs Ḗlĭdos ắntă
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    • 407 BCE, Euripides, Iphigenia in Aulis 286–287:
      τᾰ̀ς Ἐχῑ́νᾱς λῐπὼν
      νήσους ναυβᾰ́ταις ᾰ̓προσφόρους.
      tằs Ekhī́nās lĭpṑn
      nḗsous naubắtais ăprosphórous.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Inflection

First declension of αἱ Ἐχῖναι; τῶν Ἐχῑνῶν (Attic)
Case / # Plural
Nominative αἱ Ἐχῖναι
hai Ekhînai
Genitive τῶν Ἐχῑνῶν
tôn Ekhīnôn
Dative ταῖς Ἐχῑ́ναις
taîs Ekhī́nais
Accusative τᾱ̀ς Ἐχῑ́νᾱς
tā̀s Ekhī́nās
Vocative Ἐχῖναι
Ekhînai
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.
First declension of Ἐχῖναι; Ἐχῑνᾱ́ων (Epic)
Case / # Plural
Nominative Ἐχῖναι
Ekhînai
Genitive Ἐχῑνᾱ́ων / Ἐχῑνέ͜ων / Ἐχῑνῶν
Ekhīnā́ōn / Ekhīné͜ōn / Ekhīnôn
Dative Ἐχῑ́νῃσῐ / Ἐχῑ́νῃσῐν / Ἐχῑ́νῃς / Ἐχῑ́ναις
Ekhī́nēisĭ(n) / Ekhī́nēis / Ekhī́nais
Accusative Ἐχῑ́νᾱς
Ekhī́nās
Vocative Ἐχῖναι
Ekhînai
Notes:
  • Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

References

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