βαφή
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From βάπτω (báptō, “to dip”) + -η (-ē).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /ba.pʰɛ̌ː/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /baˈpʰe̝/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /βaˈɸi/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /vaˈfi/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /vaˈfi/
Noun
βᾰφή • (băphḗ) f (genitive βᾰφῆς); first declension
Inflection
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ἡ βᾰφή hē băphḗ |
τὼ βᾰφᾱ́ tṑ băphā́ |
αἱ βᾰφαί hai băphaí | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τῆς βᾰφῆς tês băphês |
τοῖν βᾰφαῖν toîn băphaîn |
τῶν βᾰφῶν tôn băphôn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῇ βᾰφῇ tēî băphēî |
τοῖν βᾰφαῖν toîn băphaîn |
ταῖς βᾰφαῖς taîs băphaîs | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὴν βᾰφήν tḕn băphḗn |
τὼ βᾰφᾱ́ tṑ băphā́ |
τᾱ̀ς βᾰφᾱ́ς tā̀s băphā́s | ||||||||||
| Vocative | βᾰφή băphḗ |
βᾰφᾱ́ băphā́ |
βᾰφαί băphaí | ||||||||||
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Derived terms
- βᾰφῐκός (băphĭkós)
Descendants
- Greek: βαφή (vafí)
Further reading
- “βαφή”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “βαφή”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- βαφή in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- βαφή in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek βαφή (baphḗ).
Noun
βαφή • (vafí) f (plural βαφές)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | βαφή (vafí) | βαφές (vafés) |
| genitive | βαφής (vafís) | βαφών (vafón) |
| accusative | βαφή (vafí) | βαφές (vafés) |
| vocative | βαφή (vafí) | βαφές (vafés) |
Synonyms
- (dyeing): βάψιμο m (vápsimo)
- (dye): μπογιά f (bogiá)
Related terms
- εφ’ όρου ζωής (ef’ órou zoḯs)