Ἑλίκη

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἑλίκη (helíkē, “something that winds; a willow”).

Pronunciation
 

Proper noun

Ἑλίκη • (Helíkē) f (genitive Ἑλίκης); first declension

  1. (Greek mythology) Helike (a nymph)
  2. Helike, an ancient Greek city in Achaea, drowned and destroyed in a natural disaster

Inflection
First declension of ἡ Ἑλίκη; τῆς Ἑλίκης (Attic)
Case / # Singular
Nominative ἡ Ἑλίκη
hē Helíkē
Genitive τῆς Ἑλίκης
tês Helíkēs
Dative τῇ Ἑλίκῃ
têi Helíkēi
Accusative τὴν Ἑλίκην
tḕn Helíkēn
Vocative Ἑλίκη
Helíkē
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants
  • Greek: Ελίκη (Elíki)

Further reading
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