ἀλαβαστροθήκη

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἀλάβαστρος (alábastros, “alabaster”) and -θήκη (-thḗkē, “case, box”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /a.la.bas.tro.tʰɛ̌ː.kɛː/ → /a.la.βas.troˈθi.ci/ → /a.la.vas.troˈθi.ci/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /a.la.bas.tro.tʰɛ̌ː.kɛː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /a.la.bas.troˈtʰe̝.ke̝/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /a.la.βas.troˈθi.ci/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /a.la.vas.troˈθi.ci/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /a.la.vas.troˈθi.ci/

Noun

ἀλᾰβαστροθήκη • (alăbastrothḗkē) f (genitive ἀλᾰβαστροθήκης); first declension

1. A chest for vessels containing unguents

Inflection

First declension of ἡ ἀλᾰβαστροθήκη; τῆς ἀλᾰβαστροθήκης (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ ἀλᾰβαστροθήκη hē alăbastrothḗkē	τὼ ἀλᾰβαστροθήκᾱ tṑ alăbastrothḗkā	αἱ ἀλᾰβαστροθῆκαι hai alăbastrothêkai
Genitive	τῆς ἀλᾰβαστροθήκης tês alăbastrothḗkēs	τοῖν ἀλᾰβαστροθήκαιν toîn alăbastrothḗkain	τῶν ἀλᾰβαστροθηκῶν tôn alăbastrothēkôn
Dative	τῇ ἀλᾰβαστροθήκῃ têi alăbastrothḗkēi	τοῖν ἀλᾰβαστροθήκαιν toîn alăbastrothḗkain	ταῖς ἀλᾰβαστροθήκαις taîs alăbastrothḗkais
Accusative	τὴν ἀλᾰβαστροθήκην tḕn alăbastrothḗkēn	τὼ ἀλᾰβαστροθήκᾱ tṑ alăbastrothḗkā	τᾱ̀ς ἀλᾰβαστροθήκᾱς tā̀s alăbastrothḗkās
Vocative	ἀλᾰβαστροθήκη alăbastrothḗkē	ἀλᾰβαστροθήκᾱ alăbastrothḗkā	ἀλᾰβαστροθῆκαι alăbastrothêkai
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Further reading

• ἀλαβαστροθήκη in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)