σμηματοθήκη

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From σμῆμα (smêma, “soap, unguent”) and -θήκη (-thḗkē, “case, box”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /zmɛː.ma.to.tʰɛ̌ː.kɛː/ → /zmi.ma.toˈθi.ci/ → /zmi.ma.toˈθi.ci/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /zmɛː.ma.to.tʰɛ̌ː.kɛː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /zme̝.ma.toˈtʰe̝.ke̝/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /zmi.ma.toˈθi.ci/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /zmi.ma.toˈθi.ci/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /zmi.ma.toˈθi.ci/

Noun

σμημᾰτοθήκη • (smēmătothḗkē) f (genitive σμημᾰτοθήκης); first declension

1. A box of unguents

   Synonym: σμηματοδοκίς (smēmatodokís)

Inflection

First declension of ἡ σμημᾰτοθήκη; τῆς σμημᾰτοθήκης (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ σμημᾰτοθήκη hē smēmătothḗkē	τὼ σμημᾰτοθήκᾱ tṑ smēmătothḗkā	αἱ σμημᾰτοθῆκαι hai smēmătothêkai
Genitive	τῆς σμημᾰτοθήκης tês smēmătothḗkēs	τοῖν σμημᾰτοθήκαιν toîn smēmătothḗkain	τῶν σμημᾰτοθηκῶν tôn smēmătothēkôn
Dative	τῇ σμημᾰτοθήκῃ têi smēmătothḗkēi	τοῖν σμημᾰτοθήκαιν toîn smēmătothḗkain	ταῖς σμημᾰτοθήκαις taîs smēmătothḗkais
Accusative	τὴν σμημᾰτοθήκην tḕn smēmătothḗkēn	τὼ σμημᾰτοθήκᾱ tṑ smēmătothḗkā	τᾱ̀ς σμημᾰτοθήκᾱς tā̀s smēmătothḗkās
Vocative	σμημᾰτοθήκη smēmătothḗkē	σμημᾰτοθήκᾱ smēmătothḗkā	σμημᾰτοθῆκαι smēmătothêkai
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

References

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