δρεπάνη

See also: Δρεπάνη

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• δρέπανον (drépanon), δράπανον (drápanon)

Etymology

From δρέπω (drépō, “to pluck, cut off”) +‎ -ᾰ́νη (-ắnē, instrumental nominal suffix), closely cognate with Old Armenian արտեւան (artewan).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /dre.pá.nɛː/ → /ðreˈpa.ni/ → /ðreˈpa.ni/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /dre.pá.nɛː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /dreˈpa.ne̝/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ðreˈpa.ni/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ðreˈpa.ni/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ðreˈpa.ni/

Noun

δρεπᾰ́νη • (drepắnē) f (genitive δρεπᾰ́νης); first declension

1. sickle

   Synonym: ζᾰ́γκλον (zắnklon)

Inflection

First declension of ἡ δρεπᾰ́νη; τῆς δρεπᾰ́νης (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ δρεπᾰ́νη hē drepắnē	τὼ δρεπᾰ́νᾱ tṑ drepắnā	αἱ δρεπᾰ́ναι hai drepắnai
Genitive	τῆς δρεπᾰ́νης tês drepắnēs	τοῖν δρεπᾰ́ναιν toîn drepắnain	τῶν δρεπᾰνῶν tôn drepănôn
Dative	τῇ δρεπᾰ́νῃ têi drepắnēi	τοῖν δρεπᾰ́ναιν toîn drepắnain	ταῖς δρεπᾰ́ναις taîs drepắnais
Accusative	τὴν δρεπᾰ́νην tḕn drepắnēn	τὼ δρεπᾰ́νᾱ tṑ drepắnā	τᾱ̀ς δρεπᾰ́νᾱς tā̀s drepắnās
Vocative	δρεπᾰ́νη drepắnē	δρεπᾰ́νᾱ drepắnā	δρεπᾰ́ναι drepắnai
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

• δρεπᾰ́νῐον (drepắnĭon)
• δρεπᾰνῐ́ς (drepănĭ́s)

• δορυδρέπανον (dorudrépanon)

Descendants

• → Albanian: drapër, drapën from (Northwest) δράπανον (drápanon)

Further reading

• “δρεπάνη”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “δρεπάνη”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• δρεπάνη in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)