δαιτροσύνη

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From δαιτρός (daitrós, “one that carves meat”) +‎ -σῠ́νη (-sŭ́nē).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /dai̯.tro.sý.nɛː/ → /ðɛ.troˈsy.ni/ → /ðe.troˈsi.ni/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /dai̯.tro.sý.nɛː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /dɛ.troˈsy.ne̝/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ðɛ.troˈsy.ni/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ðe.troˈsy.ni/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ðe.troˈsi.ni/

Noun

δαιτροσῠ́νη • (daitrosŭ́nē) f (genitive δαιτροσῠ́νης); first declension

1. art of carving meat into portions

Inflection

First declension of ἡ δαιτροσῠ́νη; τῆς δαιτροσῠ́νης (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ δαιτροσῠ́νη hē daitrosŭ́nē	τὼ δαιτροσῠ́νᾱ tṑ daitrosŭ́nā	αἱ δαιτροσῠ́ναι hai daitrosŭ́nai
Genitive	τῆς δαιτροσῠ́νης tês daitrosŭ́nēs	τοῖν δαιτροσῠ́ναιν toîn daitrosŭ́nain	τῶν δαιτροσῠνῶν tôn daitrosŭnôn
Dative	τῇ δαιτροσῠ́νῃ têi daitrosŭ́nēi	τοῖν δαιτροσῠ́ναιν toîn daitrosŭ́nain	ταῖς δαιτροσῠ́ναις taîs daitrosŭ́nais
Accusative	τὴν δαιτροσῠ́νην tḕn daitrosŭ́nēn	τὼ δαιτροσῠ́νᾱ tṑ daitrosŭ́nā	τᾱ̀ς δαιτροσῠ́νᾱς tā̀s daitrosŭ́nās
Vocative	δαιτροσῠ́νη daitrosŭ́nē	δαιτροσῠ́νᾱ daitrosŭ́nā	δαιτροσῠ́ναι daitrosŭ́nai
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

References

• “δαιτροσύνη”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “δαιτροσύνη”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• δαιτροσύνη in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• δαιτροσύνη in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• δαιτροσύνη in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)