ψηφοθήκη

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ψῆφος (psêphos, “vote”) +‎ -θήκη (-thḗkē, “case, box”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /psɛː.pʰo.tʰɛ̌ː.kɛː/ → /psi.ɸoˈθi.ci/ → /psi.foˈθi.ci/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /psɛː.pʰo.tʰɛ̌ː.kɛː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /pse̝.pʰoˈtʰe̝.ke̝/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /psi.ɸoˈθi.ci/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /psi.foˈθi.ci/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /psi.foˈθi.ci/

Noun

ψηφοθήκη • (psēphothḗkē) f (genitive ψηφοθήκης); first declension

1. A box for counters or ballots

Inflection

First declension of ἡ ψηφοθήκη; τῆς ψηφοθήκης (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ ψηφοθήκη hē psēphothḗkē	τὼ ψηφοθήκᾱ tṑ psēphothḗkā	αἱ ψηφοθῆκαι hai psēphothêkai
Genitive	τῆς ψηφοθήκης tês psēphothḗkēs	τοῖν ψηφοθήκαιν toîn psēphothḗkain	τῶν ψηφοθηκῶν tôn psēphothēkôn
Dative	τῇ ψηφοθήκῃ têi psēphothḗkēi	τοῖν ψηφοθήκαιν toîn psēphothḗkain	ταῖς ψηφοθήκαις taîs psēphothḗkais
Accusative	τὴν ψηφοθήκην tḕn psēphothḗkēn	τὼ ψηφοθήκᾱ tṑ psēphothḗkā	τᾱ̀ς ψηφοθήκᾱς tā̀s psēphothḗkās
Vocative	ψηφοθήκη psēphothḗkē	ψηφοθήκᾱ psēphothḗkā	ψηφοθῆκαι psēphothêkai
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

References

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