κανθήλια

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

κανθήλιον (kanthḗlion)

Etymology

The relation with κανθίαι (kanthíai, “creels”), κάνθων (kánthōn, “pack-ass”) and κανθίς (kanthís, “dung of an ass”) is unclear, due to their specialized technical meanings. Formally, the word can be compared with κειμήλια (keimḗlia) and γαμήλιος (gamḗlios). According to Deroy, it is a Mediterranean substrate word. Furnée connects it with ἀνθήλιον (anthḗlion, “packsaddle”), with alternation k/-zero and assumes Pre-Greek origin.

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /kan.tʰɛ̌ː.li.a/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /kanˈtʰe̝.li.a/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /kanˈθi.li.a/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /kanˈθi.li.a/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /kanˈθi.li.a/

Noun

κανθήλια • (kanthḗlia) n pl (genitive κανθηλίων); second declension

panniers at the sides of a packsaddle
large baskets for carrying grapes
wooden lattice shelter at a ship's stern

Declension

Second declension of τᾰ̀ κανθήλιᾰ; τῶν κανθηλίων (Attic)

Case / #	Plural
Nominative	τᾰ̀ κανθήλιᾰ tà kanthḗlia
Genitive	τῶν κανθηλίων tôn kanthēlíōn
Dative	τοῖς κανθηλίοις toîs kanthēlíois
Accusative	τᾰ̀ κανθήλιᾰ tà kanthḗlia
Vocative	κανθήλιᾰ kanthḗlia
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

κανθηλικός (kanthēlikós)
κανθήλιος (kanthḗlios)