ἀποθήκη

See also: αποθήκη

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Hellenic *apó

Ancient Greek ᾰ̓πό (ăpó)

Ancient Greek ἀπο- (apo-)

Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-

Proto-Indo-European *dʰédʰeh₁ti

Ancient Greek τίθημι (títhēmi)

Ancient Greek ἀποτίθημι (apotíthēmi)der.

Ancient Greek ἀποθήκη (apothḗkē)

From ἀποτίθημι (apotíthēmi, “to put away”), from ἀπο- (apo-, “away”) +‎ τίθημι (títhēmi, “to put”). Other suggestion, related to ὀπτῐκός (optĭkós, “of or for sight”).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /a.po.tʰɛ̌ː.kɛː/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /a.poˈtʰe̝.ke̝/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /a.poˈθi.ci/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /a.poˈθi.ci/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /a.poˈθi.ci/

Noun

ᾰ̓ποθήκη • (ăpothḗkē) f (genitive ᾰ̓ποθήκης); first declension

repository, storehouse, warehouse

Inflection

First declension of ἡ ᾰ̓ποθήκη; τῆς ᾰ̓ποθήκης (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ ᾰ̓ποθήκη hē ăpothḗkē	τὼ ᾰ̓ποθήκᾱ tṑ ăpothḗkā	αἱ ᾰ̓ποθῆκαι hai ăpothêkai
Genitive	τῆς ᾰ̓ποθήκης tês ăpothḗkēs	τοῖν ᾰ̓ποθήκαιν toîn ăpothḗkain	τῶν ᾰ̓ποθηκῶν tôn ăpothēkôn
Dative	τῇ ᾰ̓ποθήκῃ tēî ăpothḗkēi	τοῖν ᾰ̓ποθήκαιν toîn ăpothḗkain	ταῖς ᾰ̓ποθήκαις taîs ăpothḗkais
Accusative	τὴν ᾰ̓ποθήκην tḕn ăpothḗkēn	τὼ ᾰ̓ποθήκᾱ tṑ ăpothḗkā	τᾱ̀ς ᾰ̓ποθήκᾱς tā̀s ăpothḗkās
Vocative	ᾰ̓ποθήκη ăpothḗkē	ᾰ̓ποθήκᾱ ăpothḗkā	ᾰ̓ποθῆκαι ăpothêkai
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

Greek: αποθήκη (apothíki)
→ English: apotheke
→ Latin: apothēca (see there for further descendants)