καταθήκη

Ancient Greek

Etymology

A short form of παρακαταθήκη (parakatathḗkē, “deposit”). By surface analysis, κατα- (kata-) +‎ -θήκη (-thḗkē).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ka.ta.tʰɛ̌ː.kɛː/ → /ka.taˈθi.ci/ → /ka.taˈθi.ci/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ka.ta.tʰɛ̌ː.kɛː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ka.taˈtʰe̝.ke̝/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ka.taˈθi.ci/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ka.taˈθi.ci/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ka.taˈθi.ci/

Noun

κᾰτᾰθήκη • (kătăthḗkē) f (genitive κᾰτᾰθήκης); first declension

1. A deposit of money

Inflection

First declension of ἡ κᾰτᾰθήκη; τῆς κᾰτᾰθήκης (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ κᾰτᾰθήκη hē kătăthḗkē	τὼ κᾰτᾰθήκᾱ tṑ kătăthḗkā	αἱ κᾰτᾰθῆκαι hai kătăthêkai
Genitive	τῆς κᾰτᾰθήκης tês kătăthḗkēs	τοῖν κᾰτᾰθήκαιν toîn kătăthḗkain	τῶν κᾰτᾰθηκῶν tôn kătăthēkôn
Dative	τῇ κᾰτᾰθήκῃ têi kătăthḗkēi	τοῖν κᾰτᾰθήκαιν toîn kătăthḗkain	ταῖς κᾰτᾰθήκαις taîs kătăthḗkais
Accusative	τὴν κᾰτᾰθήκην tḕn kătăthḗkēn	τὼ κᾰτᾰθήκᾱ tṑ kătăthḗkā	τᾱ̀ς κᾰτᾰθήκᾱς tā̀s kătăthḗkās
Vocative	κᾰτᾰθήκη kătăthḗkē	κᾰτᾰθήκᾱ kătăthḗkā	κᾰτᾰθῆκαι kătăthêkai
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Further reading

• “καταθήκη”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press