κύθρη

Ancient Greek

Pronunciation
 

Noun

κύθρη • (kúthrē) f (genitive κυθρης); first declension

  1. Ionic form of χύτρα (khútra); an earthen pot, pipkin
    1. Some kind of game
      • 300 BCE – 200 BCE, Herodas, fragments 3:
        Ἤ χαλκέην μοι μυῖαν ἤ κύθρην παίζει
        Ḗ khalkéēn moi muîan ḗ kúthrēn paízei
        Play either "bronzen fly" [i.e. blind man's buff] or "pipkin" with me.

Inflection
First declension of ἡ κύθρη; τῆς κύθρης (Ionic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ κύθρη
hē kúthrē		 τὼ κύθρᾱ
tṑ kúthrā		 αἱ κύθραι
hai kúthrai
Genitive τῆς κύθρης
tês kúthrēs		 τοῖν κύθραιν
toîn kúthrain		 τῶν κυθρέων / κυθρῶν
tôn kuthréōn / kuthrôn
Dative τῇ κύθρῃ
têi kúthrēi		 τοῖν κύθραιν
toîn kúthrain		 τῇσῐ / τῇσῐν κύθρῃσῐ / κύθρῃσῐν
têisi(n) kúthrēisi(n)
Accusative τὴν κύθρην
tḕn kúthrēn		 τὼ κύθρᾱ
tṑ kúthrā		 τᾱ̀ς κύθρᾱς
tā̀s kúthrās
Vocative κύθρη
kúthrē		 κύθρᾱ
kúthrā		 κύθραι
kúthrai
Notes:
  • Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

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