χηλή

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms
  • χᾱλᾱ́ (khālā́) — Doric

Etymology

Traditionally connected with χηρᾰμός (khēramós, “hole, hollow”), χήμη (khḗmē, “yawning, gaping”), and χάσκω (kháskō, “I yawn, gape”), but obscure.

Pronunciation
 

Noun

χηλή • (khēlḗ) f (genitive χηλῆς); first declension

  1. hoof
  2. crab's claw
  3. unguis of an ox
  4. breakwater
  5. jawbone

Declension
First declension of ἡ χηλή; τῆς χηλῆς (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ χηλή
hē khēlḗ		 τὼ χηλᾱ́
tṑ khēlā́		 αἱ χηλαί
hai khēlaí
Genitive τῆς χηλῆς
tês khēlês		 τοῖν χηλαῖν
toîn khēlaîn		 τῶν χηλῶν
tôn khēlôn
Dative τῇ χηλῇ
têi khēlêi		 τοῖν χηλαῖν
toîn khēlaîn		 ταῖς χηλαῖς
taîs khēlaîs
Accusative τὴν χηλήν
tḕn khēlḗn		 τὼ χηλᾱ́
tṑ khēlā́		 τᾱ̀ς χηλᾱ́ς
tā̀s khēlā́s
Vocative χηλή
khēlḗ		 χηλᾱ́
khēlā́		 χηλαί
khēlaí
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants
  • → Latin: chele

References

Greek

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /çiˈli/

Noun

χηλή • (chilí) f

  1. (anatomy) hoof (of an animal)
  2. unguis

Declension
declension of χηλή
case     \     number singular plural
nominative χηλή • χηλές •
genitive χηλής • χηλών •
accusative χηλή • χηλές •
vocative χηλή • χηλές •

Further reading
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