Φίλαι

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Demotic p-ꜣlq, from Late Egyptian p(ꜣ)-jw-rq (“Philae”, literally “the Island of the Turning”). Compare Sahidic Coptic ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲕ (pilak), Bohairic Coptic ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲕϩ (pilakh), Meroitic 𐦧𐦢𐦬𐦡𐦳𐦡 (pileqe).

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Φῐ́λαι • (Phĭ́lai) f pl (genitive Φῐλῶν); first declension

  1. Philae

Inflection

First declension of αἱ Φῐ́λαι; τῶν Φῐλῶν (Attic)
Case / # Plural
Nominative αἱ Φῐ́λαι
hai Phĭ́lai
Genitive τῶν Φῐλῶν
tôn Phĭlôn
Dative ταῖς Φῐ́λαις
taîs Phĭ́lais
Accusative τᾱ̀ς Φῐ́λᾱς
tā̀s Phĭ́lās
Vocative Φῐ́λαι
Phĭ́lai
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

  • Greek: Φίλες (Fíles)
  • Latin: Philae

References

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