δακτυλιοθήκη

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From δακτύλιος (daktúlios, “ring”) and -θήκη (-thḗkē, “case, box”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /dak.ty.li.o.tʰɛ̌ː.kɛː/ → /ðak.ty.li.oˈθi.ci/ → /ðak.ti.li.oˈθi.ci/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /dak.ty.li.o.tʰɛ̌ː.kɛː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /dak.ty.li.oˈtʰe̝.ke̝/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ðak.ty.li.oˈθi.ci/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ðak.ty.li.oˈθi.ci/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ðak.ti.li.oˈθi.ci/

Noun

δᾰκτῠλῐοθήκη • (dăktŭlĭothḗkē) f (genitive δᾰκτῠλῐοθήκης); first declension

1. A collection of gems
2. A ring case

Inflection

First declension of ἡ δᾰκτῠλῐοθήκη; τῆς δᾰκτῠλῐοθήκης (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ δᾰκτῠλῐοθήκη hē dăktŭlĭothḗkē	τὼ δᾰκτῠλῐοθήκᾱ tṑ dăktŭlĭothḗkā	αἱ δᾰκτῠλῐοθῆκαι hai dăktŭlĭothêkai
Genitive	τῆς δᾰκτῠλῐοθήκης tês dăktŭlĭothḗkēs	τοῖν δᾰκτῠλῐοθήκαιν toîn dăktŭlĭothḗkain	τῶν δᾰκτῠλῐοθηκῶν tôn dăktŭlĭothēkôn
Dative	τῇ δᾰκτῠλῐοθήκῃ têi dăktŭlĭothḗkēi	τοῖν δᾰκτῠλῐοθήκαιν toîn dăktŭlĭothḗkain	ταῖς δᾰκτῠλῐοθήκαις taîs dăktŭlĭothḗkais
Accusative	τὴν δᾰκτῠλῐοθήκην tḕn dăktŭlĭothḗkēn	τὼ δᾰκτῠλῐοθήκᾱ tṑ dăktŭlĭothḗkā	τᾱ̀ς δᾰκτῠλῐοθήκᾱς tā̀s dăktŭlĭothḗkās
Vocative	δᾰκτῠλῐοθήκη dăktŭlĭothḗkē	δᾰκτῠλῐοθήκᾱ dăktŭlĭothḗkā	δᾰκτῠλῐοθῆκαι dăktŭlĭothêkai
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

References

• “δακτυλιοθήκη”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• δακτυλιοθήκη in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• δακτυλιοθήκη in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)