Τάφιος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Τᾰ́φος (Tắphos, “Taphus”) +‎ -ῐος (-ĭos).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /tá.pʰi.os/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈta.pʰi.os/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈta.ɸi.os/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈta.fi.os/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈta.fi.os/

Adjective

Τᾰ́φῐος • (Tắphĭos) m (feminine Τᾰφῐ́ᾱ, neuter Τᾰ́φῐον); first/second declension

Of Taphus

Inflection

First and second declension of Τᾰ́φῐος; Τᾰφῐ́ᾱ; Τᾰ́φῐον (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	Τᾰ́φῐος Tắphĭos	Τᾰφῐ́ᾱ Tăphĭ́ā	Τᾰ́φῐον Tắphĭon	Τᾰφῐ́ω Tăphĭ́ō	Τᾰφῐ́ᾱ Tăphĭ́ā	Τᾰφῐ́ω Tăphĭ́ō	Τᾰ́φῐοι Tắphĭoi	Τᾰ́φῐαι Tắphĭai	Τᾰ́φῐᾰ Tắphĭă
Genitive	Τᾰφῐ́ου Tăphĭ́ou	Τᾰφῐ́ᾱς Tăphĭ́ās	Τᾰφῐ́ου Tăphĭ́ou	Τᾰφῐ́οιν Tăphĭ́oin	Τᾰφῐ́αιν Tăphĭ́ain	Τᾰφῐ́οιν Tăphĭ́oin	Τᾰφῐ́ων Tăphĭ́ōn	Τᾰφῐ́ων Tăphĭ́ōn	Τᾰφῐ́ων Tăphĭ́ōn
Dative	Τᾰφῐ́ῳ Tăphĭ́ōi	Τᾰφῐ́ᾳ Tăphĭ́āi	Τᾰφῐ́ῳ Tăphĭ́ōi	Τᾰφῐ́οιν Tăphĭ́oin	Τᾰφῐ́αιν Tăphĭ́ain	Τᾰφῐ́οιν Tăphĭ́oin	Τᾰφῐ́οις Tăphĭ́ois	Τᾰφῐ́αις Tăphĭ́ais	Τᾰφῐ́οις Tăphĭ́ois
Accusative	Τᾰ́φῐον Tắphĭon	Τᾰφῐ́ᾱν Tăphĭ́ān	Τᾰ́φῐον Tắphĭon	Τᾰφῐ́ω Tăphĭ́ō	Τᾰφῐ́ᾱ Tăphĭ́ā	Τᾰφῐ́ω Tăphĭ́ō	Τᾰφῐ́ους Tăphĭ́ous	Τᾰφῐ́ᾱς Tăphĭ́ās	Τᾰ́φῐᾰ Tắphĭă
Vocative	Τᾰ́φῐε Tắphĭe	Τᾰφῐ́ᾱ Tăphĭ́ā	Τᾰ́φῐον Tắphĭon	Τᾰφῐ́ω Tăphĭ́ō	Τᾰφῐ́ᾱ Tăphĭ́ā	Τᾰφῐ́ω Tăphĭ́ō	Τᾰ́φῐοι Tắphĭoi	Τᾰ́φῐαι Tắphĭai	Τᾰ́φῐᾰ Tắphĭă
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	Τᾰφῐ́ως Tăphĭ́ōs			Τᾰφῐώτερος Tăphĭṓteros			Τᾰφῐώτᾰτος Tăphĭṓtătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

Greek: Ταφίος (Tafíos)
Latin: Taphius

Proper noun

Τᾰ́φῐος • (Tắphĭos) m (genitive Τᾰφῐ́ου); second declension

Taphius, the colonizer in Greek mythology of the islands of Taphos

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ Τᾰ́φῐος; τοῦ Τᾰφῐ́ου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Τᾰ́φῐος ho Tắphĭos
Genitive	τοῦ Τᾰφῐ́ου toû Tăphĭ́ou
Dative	τῷ Τᾰφῐ́ῳ tōî Tăphĭ́ōi
Accusative	τὸν Τᾰ́φῐον tòn Tắphĭon
Vocative	Τᾰ́φῐε Tắphĭe
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

English: Taphius
Greek: Ταφίος (Tafíos)
Latin: Taphius

Noun

Τᾰ́φῐος • (Tắphĭos) m (genitive Τᾰφῐ́ου); second declension

an inhabitant of the islands of Taphos; a Taphian

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ Τᾰ́φῐος; τοῦ Τᾰφῐ́ου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ Τᾰ́φῐος ho Tắphĭos	τὼ Τᾰφῐ́ω tṑ Tăphĭ́ō	οἱ Τᾰ́φῐοι hoi Tắphĭoi
Genitive	τοῦ Τᾰφῐ́ου toû Tăphĭ́ou	τοῖν Τᾰφῐ́οιν toîn Tăphĭ́oin	τῶν Τᾰφῐ́ων tôn Tăphĭ́ōn
Dative	τῷ Τᾰφῐ́ῳ tōî Tăphĭ́ōi	τοῖν Τᾰφῐ́οιν toîn Tăphĭ́oin	τοῖς Τᾰφῐ́οις toîs Tăphĭ́ois
Accusative	τὸν Τᾰ́φῐον tòn Tắphĭon	τὼ Τᾰφῐ́ω tṑ Tăphĭ́ō	τοὺς Τᾰφῐ́ους toùs Tăphĭ́ous
Vocative	Τᾰ́φῐε Tắphĭe	Τᾰφῐ́ω Tăphĭ́ō	Τᾰ́φῐοι Tắphĭoi
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

English: Taphian
Greek: Ταφίος (Tafíos)
Latin: Taphius

References

Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,026
Τάφιος in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette