λόγχη

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂k- (“to hit”), like Latin lancea (“lance”) and Old Armenian գեղարդն (gełardn, “spear”), but Beekes leaves the etymology unexplained.

Pronunciation
 

Noun

λόγχη • (lónkhē) f (genitive λόγχης); first declension

  1. spearhead
    1. lance, spear, javelin
    2. troop of spearmen

Inflection
First declension of ἡ λόγχη; τῆς λόγχης (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ λόγχη
hē lónkhē		 τὼ λόγχᾱ
tṑ lónkhā		 αἱ λόγχαι
hai lónkhai
Genitive τῆς λόγχης
tês lónkhēs		 τοῖν λόγχαιν
toîn lónkhain		 τῶν λογχῶν
tôn lonkhôn
Dative τῇ λόγχῃ
têi lónkhēi		 τοῖν λόγχαιν
toîn lónkhain		 ταῖς λόγχαις
taîs lónkhais
Accusative τὴν λόγχην
tḕn lónkhēn		 τὼ λόγχᾱ
tṑ lónkhā		 τᾱ̀ς λόγχᾱς
tā̀s lónkhās
Vocative λόγχη
lónkhē		 λόγχᾱ
lónkhā		 λόγχαι
lónkhai
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms
  • λογχίον (lonkhíon, “small lance”)
  • λόγχιμος (lónkhimos, “belonging to the lance”)
  • λογχωτός (lonkhōtós, “provided with a lance”)
  • λογχίτης (lonkhítēs, “lance bearer”)
  • λογχεύω (lonkheúō, “to pierce with a lance”)
  • λογχάριον (lonkhárion, “a kind of ornament”)

References

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂k- (“to hit”). See also Latin lancea (“lance”) and Old Armenian գեղարդն (gełardn, “spear”)

Noun

λόγχη • (lónchi) f (plural λόγχες)

  1. spear, lance

Declension
declension of λόγχη
singular plural
nominative λόγχη • λόγχες •
genitive λόγχης • λογχών •
accusative λόγχη • λόγχες •
vocative λόγχη • λόγχες •
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