"θρῖναξ" meaning in Ancient Greek

See θρῖναξ in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /tʰrîː.naks/, /ˈθri.naks/, /ˈθri.naks/, /tʰrîː.naks/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈtʰri.naks/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈθri.naks/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈθri.naks/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈθri.naks/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: Mostly interpreted as a compound with τρι- (tri-), but the attempts at finding an Indo-European etymology have failed. Furnée compares τρίναξ (trínax, “instrument used in agriculture”), suggesting a Pre-Greek origin, in view of the variation θρι-/τρι- and the typical substrate suffix -ᾰξ. Etymology templates: {{der|grc|qsb-grc|-}} Pre-Greek Head templates: {{grc-noun|θρῖνᾰξ|θρῑ́νᾰκος|f|third}} θρῖνᾰξ • (thrînăx) f (genitive θρῑ́νᾰκος); third declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|θρῖνᾰξ|θρῑ́νᾰκος|form=F}} Forms: θρῖνᾰξ [canonical], thrînăx [romanization], θρῑ́νᾰκος [genitive], Attic declension-3 [table-tags], ἡ θρῖνᾰξ [nominative, singular], θρῑ́νᾰκε [dual, nominative], αἱ θρῑ́νᾰκες [nominative, plural], τῆς θρῑ́νᾰκος [genitive, singular], θρῑνᾰ́κοιν [dual, genitive], θρῑνᾰ́κων [genitive, plural], τῇ θρῑ́νᾰκῐ [dative, singular], θρῑνᾰ́κοιν [dative, dual], ταῖς θρῑ́νᾰξῐ [dative, plural], θρῑ́νᾰξῐν [dative, plural], taîs thrī́năxĭ [dative, plural], taîs thrī́năxĭn [dative, plural], τὴν θρῑ́νᾰκᾰ [accusative, singular], θρῑ́νᾰκε [accusative, dual], τᾱ̀ς θρῑ́νᾰκᾰς [accusative, plural], θρῖνᾰξ [singular, vocative], θρῑ́νᾰκε [dual, vocative], θρῑ́νᾰκες [plural, vocative], θρῑνάκη [alternative]
  1. winnowing fork, three-pronged fork used to stir grain Synonyms: τρίαινα Derived forms: Θρινακίη (Thrinakíē)
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