ξυροθήκη

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ξυρόν (xurón, “razor”) +‎ -θήκη (-thḗkē, “case, box”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ksy.ro.tʰɛ̌ː.kɛː/ → /ksy.roˈθi.ci/ → /ksi.roˈθi.ci/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ksy.ro.tʰɛ̌ː.kɛː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ksy.roˈtʰe̝.ke̝/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ksy.roˈθi.ci/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ksy.roˈθi.ci/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ksi.roˈθi.ci/

Noun

ξῠροθήκη • (xŭrothḗkē) f (genitive ξῠροθήκης); first declension

1. razor-case

   Synonym: ξυροδόκη (xurodókē)

Inflection

First declension of ἡ ξῠροθήκη; τῆς ξῠροθήκης (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ ξῠροθήκη hē xŭrothḗkē	τὼ ξῠροθήκᾱ tṑ xŭrothḗkā	αἱ ξῠροθῆκαι hai xŭrothêkai
Genitive	τῆς ξῠροθήκης tês xŭrothḗkēs	τοῖν ξῠροθήκαιν toîn xŭrothḗkain	τῶν ξῠροθηκῶν tôn xŭrothēkôn
Dative	τῇ ξῠροθήκῃ têi xŭrothḗkēi	τοῖν ξῠροθήκαιν toîn xŭrothḗkain	ταῖς ξῠροθήκαις taîs xŭrothḗkais
Accusative	τὴν ξῠροθήκην tḕn xŭrothḗkēn	τὼ ξῠροθήκᾱ tṑ xŭrothḗkā	τᾱ̀ς ξῠροθήκᾱς tā̀s xŭrothḗkās
Vocative	ξῠροθήκη xŭrothḗkē	ξῠροθήκᾱ xŭrothḗkā	ξῠροθῆκαι xŭrothêkai
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

References

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