Κάβειροι

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Unknown, though unlikely to be related to Sanskrit कुबेर (kubera, “god of riches and treasure”). The root of the name has been suggested to be the same as that in Κάβαρνοι (Kábarnoi, “priests of Demeter”), indicating a Pre-Greek origin.

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ká.beː.roi̯/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈka.bi.ry/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈka.βi.ry/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈka.vi.ry/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈka.vi.ri/

Noun

Κᾰ́βειροι • (Kắbeiroi) m pl (genitive Κᾰβείρων); first declension

(Greek mythology) Cabeiri, a group of enigmatic chthonic deities worshipped especially in Samothrace, Lemnos and Boeotia

Inflection

Second declension of οἱ Κᾰ́βειροι; τῶν Κᾰβείρων (Attic)

Case / #	Plural
Nominative	οἱ Κᾰ́βειροι hoi Kắbeiroi
Genitive	τῶν Κᾰβείρων tôn Kăbeírōn
Dative	τοῖς Κᾰβείροις toîs Kăbeírois
Accusative	τοὺς Κᾰβείρους toùs Kăbeírous
Vocative	Κᾰ́βειροι Kắbeiroi
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

Κᾰβείρῐᾰ (Kăbeírĭă)
Κᾰβειρῐ́ᾱ (Kăbeirĭ́ā)
Κᾰβειρῐᾰ́ζομαι (Kăbeirĭắzomai)
Κᾰβειρῐᾰ́ς (Kăbeirĭắs)
Κᾰβειρῐ́δες (Kăbeirĭ́des)
Κᾰβειρῐκός (Kăbeirĭkós)
Κᾰβείρῐον (Kăbeírĭon)
Κᾰβειρώ (Kăbeirṓ)

Descendants

→ English: Cabeiri
→ Latin: Cabīrī