πινακοθήκη

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From πίναξ (pínax, tablet) + -θήκη (-thḗkē, case, box).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

πῐνᾰκοθήκη • (pinakothḗkē) f (genitive πῐνᾰκοθήκης); first declension

  1. picture gallery

Inflection

Descendants

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

From πίνακ(ας) (pínak(as), tablet, painting) + -ο- (-o-) + -θήκη (-thíki, case, holster). For the modern senses, a reborrowing from German Pinakothek from Latin pinacotheca in its modern sense.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pi.na.koˈθi.ci/
  • Hyphenation: πι‧να‧κο‧θή‧κη

Noun

πινακοθήκη • (pinakothíki) f (plural πινακοθήκες)

  1. art gallery
  2. art collection

Declension

Synonyms

References

  1. πινακοθήκη - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
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