γαφάγας
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From γᾶ (gâ, “earth, land”) + φαγεῖν (phageîn, “to eat”).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /ɡaː.pʰá.ɡaːs/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ɡaˈpʰa.ɡas/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ɣaˈɸa.ɣas/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ɣaˈfa.ɣas/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ɣaˈfa.ɣas/
Noun
γᾱφᾰ́γᾱς • (gāphắgās) m (genitive γᾱφᾰ́γᾱ); first declension (Doric)
Inflection
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ὁ γᾱφᾰ́γᾱς ho gāphắgās |
τὼ γᾱφᾰ́γᾱ tṑ gāphắgā |
τοὶ γᾱφᾰ́γαι toì gāphắgai | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τοῦ γᾱφᾰ́γᾱ toû gāphắgā |
τοῖν γᾱφᾰ́γαιν toîn gāphắgain |
τῶν γᾱφᾰγᾶν tôn gāphăgân | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῷ γᾱφᾰ́γᾳ tōî gāphắgāi |
τοῖν γᾱφᾰ́γαιν toîn gāphắgain |
τοῖς γᾱφᾰ́γαις toîs gāphắgais | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὸν γᾱφᾰ́γᾱν tòn gāphắgān |
τὼ γᾱφᾰ́γᾱ tṑ gāphắgā |
τοὺς γᾱφᾰ́γᾱς toùs gāphắgās | ||||||||||
| Vocative | γᾱφᾰ́γᾱ gāphắgā |
γᾱφᾰ́γᾱ gāphắgā |
γᾱφᾰ́γαι gāphắgai | ||||||||||
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Further reading
- “γαφάγας”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- γαφάγας in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)