πρόχοος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms
  • πρόχους (prókhous) — Attic

Etymology

From προ- (pro-) +‎ χοῦς (khoûs, “measure of capacity”).

Pronunciation
 

Noun

πρόχοος • (prókhoos) m (genitive προχόου); second declension

  1. ewer for pouring water upon the hands of guests
  2. wine-jug from which the cupbearer pours into the cups
  3. unit of measure for liquids used in Tauromenium

Declension
Second declension of ὁ πρόχοος; τοῦ προχόου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ πρόχοος
ho prókhoos		 τὼ προχόω
tṑ prokhóō		 οἱ πρόχοοι
hoi prókhooi
Genitive τοῦ προχόου
toû prokhóou		 τοῖν προχόοιν
toîn prokhóoin		 τῶν προχόων
tôn prokhóōn
Dative τῷ προχόῳ
tôi prokhóōi		 τοῖν προχόοιν
toîn prokhóoin		 τοῖς προχόοις
toîs prokhóois
Accusative τὸν πρόχοον
tòn prókhoon		 τὼ προχόω
tṑ prokhóō		 τοὺς προχόους
toùs prokhóous
Vocative πρόχοε
prókhoe		 προχόω
prokhóō		 πρόχοοι
prókhooi
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants
  • → Etruscan: 𐌐𐌓𐌖𐌙𐌖𐌌 (pruχum)
  • → Hebrew: אפרכסת
  • Greek: προχοΐς (prochoḯs)

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