θηγάνη

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• θήγᾰνον (thḗganon)

Etymology

From θήγω (thḗgō, “to sharpen, whet”), with a formation similar to δρεπάνη (drepánē).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /tʰɛː.ɡá.nɛː/ → /θiˈɣa.ni/ → /θiˈɣa.ni/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /tʰɛː.ɡá.nɛː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /tʰe̝ˈɡa.ne̝/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /θiˈɣa.ni/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /θiˈɣa.ni/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /θiˈɣa.ni/

Noun

θηγᾰ́νη • (thēgánē) f (genitive θηγᾰ́νης); first declension

1. whetstone, hone

   Synonym: ἀκόνη (akónē)

Inflection

First declension of ἡ θηγᾰ́νη; τῆς θηγᾰ́νης (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ θηγᾰ́νη hē thēgánē	τὼ θηγᾰ́νᾱ tṑ thēgánā	αἱ θηγᾰ́ναι hai thēgánai
Genitive	τῆς θηγᾰ́νης tês thēgánēs	τοῖν θηγᾰ́ναιν toîn thēgánain	τῶν θηγᾰνῶν tôn thēganôn
Dative	τῇ θηγᾰ́νῃ têi thēgánēi	τοῖν θηγᾰ́ναιν toîn thēgánain	ταῖς θηγᾰ́ναις taîs thēgánais
Accusative	τὴν θηγᾰ́νην tḕn thēgánēn	τὼ θηγᾰ́νᾱ tṑ thēgánā	τᾱ̀ς θηγᾰ́νᾱς tā̀s thēgánās
Vocative	θηγᾰ́νη thēgánē	θηγᾰ́νᾱ thēgánā	θηγᾰ́ναι thēgánai
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

• θηγᾰνῑ́της (thēganī́tēs)

Further reading

• “θηγάνη”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• θηγάνη in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette