ὑποθήκη

See also: υποθήκη

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From the verb ῠ̔ποτῐ́θημῐ (hŭpotĭ́thēmĭ, “put down, pledge”). Morphologically, from ὑπο- (hupo-, “under”) +‎ -θήκη (-thḗkē, “case, holster”). Other suggestion, from ὀπτῐκός (optĭkós, “of or for sight”).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ῠ̔ποθήκη • (hŭpothḗkē) f (genitive ῠ̔ποθήκης); first declension

  1. suggestion, counsel, warning
    Χείρωνος ὑποθῆκαι ― Kheírōnos hupothêkai ― The Precepts of Chiron
  2. (law) pledge, deposit, mortgage
    Synonym: ῥύσιον (rhúsion)

Inflection

First declension of ἡ ῠ̔ποθήκη; τῆς ῠ̔ποθήκης (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ ῠ̔ποθήκη
hē hŭpothḗkē 		τὼ ῠ̔ποθήκᾱ
tṑ hŭpothḗkā 		αἱ ῠ̔ποθῆκαι
hai hŭpothêkai
Genitive τῆς ῠ̔ποθήκης
tês hŭpothḗkēs 		τοῖν ῠ̔ποθήκαιν
toîn hŭpothḗkain 		τῶν ῠ̔ποθηκῶν
tôn hŭpothēkôn
Dative τῇ ῠ̔ποθήκῃ
tēî hŭpothḗkēi 		τοῖν ῠ̔ποθήκαιν
toîn hŭpothḗkain 		ταῖς ῠ̔ποθήκαις
taîs hŭpothḗkais
Accusative τὴν ῠ̔ποθήκην
tḕn hŭpothḗkēn 		τὼ ῠ̔ποθήκᾱ
tṑ hŭpothḗkā 		τᾱ̀ς ῠ̔ποθήκᾱς
tā̀s hŭpothḗkās
Vocative ῠ̔ποθήκη
hŭpothḗkē 		ῠ̔ποθήκᾱ
hŭpothḗkā 		ῠ̔ποθῆκαι
hŭpothêkai
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

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