ἰοχέαιρα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Traditionally analysed as ῑ̓ός (īós, “arrow”) +‎ χέω (khéō, “to pour”), but may be from Proto-Indo-European *ísuǵʰesṛ (“arrow-handed”), from *(H)ísus (“arrow”) +‎ *ǵʰésōr (“hand”), equivalent to ῑ̓ός (īós, “arrow”) +‎ χείρ (kheír, “hand”); compare Sanskrit इषुहस्त (iṣuhasta, “arrow-handed”).[1]

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /iː.o.kʰé.ai̯.ra/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /i.oˈkʰe.ɛ.ra/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /i.oˈçe.ɛ.ra/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /i.oˈçe.e.ra/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /i.oˈçe.e.ra/

Adjective

ῑ̓οχέαιρᾰ • (īokhéaira) (attested in feminine singular only)

arrow-pouring (epithet of Artemis)

Declension

First declension of ῑ̓οχέαιρᾰ; ῑ̓οχεαίρης (Epic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ῑ̓οχέαιρᾰ īokhéaira
Genitive	ῑ̓οχεαίρης īokheaírēs
Dative	ῑ̓οχεαίρῃ īokheaírēi
Accusative	ῑ̓οχέαιρᾰν īokhéairan
Vocative	ῑ̓οχέαιρᾰ īokhéaira
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

References

Ringe, Donald (2006) From Proto-Indo-European to Proto-Germanic (A Linguistic History of English; 1)‎, Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, pages 59-60