-θήκη

See also: θήκη

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Derived from θήκη (thḗkē), from τίθημι (títhēmi, “I put, place, set”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /tʰɛ̌ː.kɛː/ → /ˈθi.ci/ → /ˈθi.ci/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /tʰɛ̌ː.kɛː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈtʰe̝.ke̝/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈθi.ci/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈθi.ci/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈθi.ci/

Suffix

-θήκη • (-thḗkē) f (genitive -θήκης); first declension

1. Deverbal suffix from τίθημι (títhēmi), typically indicating a space in which things are put or stored.

Inflection

First declension of -θήκη; -θήκης (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	-θήκη -thḗkē	-θήκᾱ -thḗkā	-θῆκαι -thêkai
Genitive	-θήκης -thḗkēs	-θήκαιν -thḗkain	-θηκῶν -thēkôn
Dative	-θήκῃ -thḗkēi	-θήκαιν -thḗkain	-θήκαις -thḗkais
Accusative	-θήκην -thḗkēn	-θήκᾱ -thḗkā	-θήκᾱς -thḗkās
Vocative	-θήκη -thḗkē	-θήκᾱ -thḗkā	-θῆκαι -thêkai
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -θήκη

Descendants

• Greek: -θήκη (-thíki)

Greek

Suffix

-θήκη • (-thíki) f

1. added to words in order to indicate: storage, care of, exhibition

Declension

	singular	plural
nominative	-θήκη (-thíki)	-θήκες (-thíkes)
genitive	-θήκης (-thíkis)	-θηκών (-thikón)
accusative	-θήκη (-thíki)	-θήκες (-thíkes)
vocative	-θήκη (-thíki)	-θήκες (-thíkes)

Derived terms

• *θήκη, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language

Greek terms suffixed with -θήκη