ἄτρακτος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Has been derived from Proto-Indo-European *terkʷ-, with cognates including Sanskrit तर्कु (tarku) and Latin torqueō. However, there are some problems with these connections, such as expecting a π (p) instead of κ (k) from *kʷ.

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /á.trak.tos/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈa.trak.tos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈa.trak.tos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈa.trak.tos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈa.trak.tos/

Noun

ἄτρακτος • (átraktos) m, f (genitive ἀτράκτου); second declension

spindle
arrow
upper part of a ship's mast
spindle-shaped cautery

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ, ἡ ἄτρακτος; τοῦ, τῆς ἀτράκτου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ, ἡ ἄτρακτος ho, hē átraktos	τὼ ἀτράκτω tṑ atráktō	οἱ, αἱ ἄτρακτοι hoi, hai átraktoi
Genitive	τοῦ, τῆς ἀτράκτου toû, tês atráktou	τοῖν ἀτράκτοιν toîn atráktoin	τῶν ἀτράκτων tôn atráktōn
Dative	τῷ, τῇ ἀτράκτῳ tôi, têi atráktōi	τοῖν ἀτράκτοιν toîn atráktoin	τοῖς, ταῖς ἀτράκτοις toîs, taîs atráktois
Accusative	τὸν, τὴν ἄτρακτον tòn, tḕn átrakton	τὼ ἀτράκτω tṑ atráktō	τοὺς, τᾱ̀ς ἀτράκτους toùs, tā̀s atráktous
Vocative	ἄτρακτε átrakte	ἀτράκτω atráktō	ἄτρακτοι átraktoi
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

References

ἄτρακτος in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
ἄτρακτος in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
ἄτρακτος in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
ἄτρακτος in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2018)
Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
- arrow idem, page 42.
- bolt idem, page 88.
- distaff idem, page 240.
- shaft idem, page 760.
- spindle idem, page 802.

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.