κλαγγή

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From κλάζω (klázō, “make a sharp, piercing sound”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /klaŋ.ɡɛ̌ː/ → /klaɲˈɟi/ → /klaɲˈɟi/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /klaŋ.ɡɛ̌ː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /klaŋˈɡe̝/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /klaɲˈɟi/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /klaɲˈɟi/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /klaɲˈɟi/

Noun

κλᾰγγή • (klangḗ) f (genitive κλᾰγγῆς); first declension

1. clang, clash (sharp sound)

Inflection

First declension of ἡ κλᾰγγή; τῆς κλᾰγγῆς (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ κλᾰγγή hē klangḗ	τὼ κλᾰγγᾱ́ tṑ klangā́	αἱ κλᾰγγαί hai klangaí
Genitive	τῆς κλᾰγγῆς tês klangês	τοῖν κλᾰγγαῖν toîn klangaîn	τῶν κλᾰγγῶν tôn klangôn
Dative	τῇ κλᾰγγῇ têi klangêi	τοῖν κλᾰγγαῖν toîn klangaîn	ταῖς κλᾰγγαῖς taîs klangaîs
Accusative	τὴν κλᾰγγήν tḕn klangḗn	τὼ κλᾰγγᾱ́ tṑ klangā́	τᾱ̀ς κλᾰγγᾱ́ς tā̀s klangā́s
Vocative	κλᾰγγή klangḗ	κλᾰγγᾱ́ klangā́	κλᾰγγαί klangaí
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• Greek: κλαγγή (klangí)

Further reading

• “κλαγγή”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “κλαγγή”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “κλαγγή”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• κλαγγή in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• κλαγγή in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • bark idem, page 63.
  • cackle idem, page 108.
  • clang idem, page 134.
  • hiss idem, page 401.
  • ringing idem, page 716.
  • scream idem, page 742.
  • twang idem, page 903.

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κλαγγή (klangḗ).

Noun

κλαγγή • (klangí) f (plural κλαγγές)

1. clash, clang (loud sound of metal being hit)

Declension

Declension of κλαγγή

	singular	plural
nominative	κλαγγή •	κλαγγές •
genitive	κλαγγής •	κλαγγών •
accusative	κλαγγή •	κλαγγές •
vocative	κλαγγή •	κλαγγές •