ἀρκάνη

Ancient Greek

Etymology

The connection with ἄρκυς (árkus, “hunter's net”) is doubtful. The suffix is also seen in δρεπάνη (drepánē, “sickle”), καπάνη (kapánē, “chariot”) and θηγάνη (thēgánē, “whetstone”). Probably a loanword, perhaps from Pre-Greek, according to Beekes.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /arˈka.ni/ → /arˈka.ni/

• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /arˈka.ne̝/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /arˈka.ni/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /arˈka.ni/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /arˈka.ni/

Noun

ἀρκᾰ́νη • (arkắnē) f (genitive ἀρκᾰ́νης); first declension

1. Hesychius' gives the definition as: bar to which the threads of the loom are fastened, warp beam

Inflection

First declension of ἡ ἀρκᾰ́νη; τῆς ἀρκᾰ́νης (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ ἀρκᾰ́νη hē arkắnē	τὼ ἀρκᾰ́νᾱ tṑ arkắnā	αἱ ἀρκᾰ́ναι hai arkắnai
Genitive	τῆς ἀρκᾰ́νης tês arkắnēs	τοῖν ἀρκᾰ́ναιν toîn arkắnain	τῶν ἀρκᾰνῶν tôn arkănôn
Dative	τῇ ἀρκᾰ́νῃ têi arkắnēi	τοῖν ἀρκᾰ́ναιν toîn arkắnain	ταῖς ἀρκᾰ́ναις taîs arkắnais
Accusative	τὴν ἀρκᾰ́νην tḕn arkắnēn	τὼ ἀρκᾰ́νᾱ tṑ arkắnā	τᾱ̀ς ἀρκᾰ́νᾱς tā̀s arkắnās
Vocative	ἀρκᾰ́νη arkắnē	ἀρκᾰ́νᾱ arkắnā	ἀρκᾰ́ναι arkắnai
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Further reading

• “ἀρκάνη”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• ἀρκάνη in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)
• Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
• Hesychius' Lexicon: α