ἱμάσθλη

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *sh₂i-men (“to tie, bind”), like ἱμάς (himás, “leathern strap”), ἱμάω (himáō, “to draw up water from a well”) and ἱμονιά (himoniá, “well-rope”).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /hi.más.tʰlɛː/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /(h)iˈmas.tʰle̝/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /iˈmas.θli/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /iˈmas.θli/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /iˈmas.θli/

Noun

ἱμᾰ́σθλη • (himắsthlē) f (genitive ἱμᾰ́σθλης); first declension

thong of a whip
(figuratively) rudder of a ship

Inflection

First declension of ἡ ἱμᾰ́σθλη; τῆς ἱμᾰ́σθλης (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ ἱμᾰ́σθλη hē himắsthlē	τὼ ἱμᾰ́σθλᾱ tṑ himắsthlā	αἱ ἱμᾰ́σθλαι hai himắsthlai
Genitive	τῆς ἱμᾰ́σθλης tês himắsthlēs	τοῖν ἱμᾰ́σθλαιν toîn himắsthlain	τῶν ἱμᾰσθλῶν tôn himăsthlôn
Dative	τῇ ἱμᾰ́σθλῃ tēî himắsthlēi	τοῖν ἱμᾰ́σθλαιν toîn himắsthlain	ταῖς ἱμᾰ́σθλαις taîs himắsthlais
Accusative	τὴν ἱμᾰ́σθλην tḕn himắsthlēn	τὼ ἱμᾰ́σθλᾱ tṑ himắsthlā	τᾱ̀ς ἱμᾰ́σθλᾱς tā̀s himắsthlās
Vocative	ἱμᾰ́σθλη himắsthlē	ἱμᾰ́σθλᾱ himắsthlā	ἱμᾰ́σθλαι himắsthlai
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Pronunciation

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