πινακοθήκη

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From πίναξ (pínax, tablet) and -θήκη (-thḗkē, case, box).

Pronunciation

 

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Noun

πινακοθήκη (pinakothḗkē) f (genitive πινακοθήκης); first declension

  1. A picture-gallery

Inflection

References


Greek

Etymology

From πίνακ(ας) (tablet, painting) + -ο- + -θήκη (case, holster). For the modern senses, a reborrowing from German Ρinakothek from Latin pinacoteca in its modern sense.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pi.na.koˈθi.ci/
  • Hyphenation: πι‧να‧κο‧θή‧κη

Noun

πινακοθήκη (pinakothíki) f (plural πινακοθήκες)

  1. art gallery
  2. art collection

Declension

Synonyms

References

  1. πινακοθήκη in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
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