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θυμέλη

First declension Noun; Feminine 자동번역 Transliteration:

Principal Part: θυμέλη θυμέλης

Structure: θυμελ (Stem) + η (Ending)

Etym.: qu/w

Sense

  1. a place of sacrifice, altar, temple
  2. In Athenian theater, the altar of Dionysus, an altar shaped platform in the middle of the orchestra, upon which stood the leader of the chorus.

Declension

First declension
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative θυμέλη θυμέλᾱ θυμέλαι
Genitive θυμέλης θυμέλαιν θυμελῶν
Dative θυμέλῃ θυμέλαιν θυμέλαις
Accusative θυμέλην θυμέλᾱ θυμέλᾱς
Vocative θυμέλη θυμέλᾱ θυμέλαι

The inflection forms above were generated by rules and some usages of them were not attested.

Due to a bug of system, some forms may display wrong accents.

Examples

  • θυμέλαι δ’ ἐπίτναντο χρυ‐ σήλατοι, σελαγεῖτο δ’ ἀν’ ἄστυ πῦρ ἐπιβώμιον Ἀργείων· (Euripides, choral, antistrophe 11)
  • καὶ γεραροῖσι πρε‐ σβυτοδόκοι γεμόν‐ των θυμέλαι φλεγόντων. (Aeschylus, Suppliant Women, choral, antistrophe 21)

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