δάρπη

Ancient Greek

Etymology

According to Beekes, of Pre-Greek origin and clearly related to τάρπη (tárpē). Older suggestions tended to connect the word with Sanskrit दर्भ (darbha, “bundle”).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /dár.pɛː/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈdar.pe̝/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈðar.pi/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈðar.pi/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈðar.pi/

Noun

δάρπη • (dárpē) f (genitive δάρπης); first declension

A basket

Inflection

First declension of ἡ δάρπη; τῆς δάρπης (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ δάρπη hē dárpē	τὼ δάρπᾱ tṑ dárpā	αἱ δάρπαι hai dárpai
Genitive	τῆς δάρπης tês dárpēs	τοῖν δάρπαιν toîn dárpain	τῶν δαρπῶν tôn darpôn
Dative	τῇ δάρπῃ tēî dárpēi	τοῖν δάρπαιν toîn dárpain	ταῖς δάρπαις taîs dárpais
Accusative	τὴν δάρπην tḕn dárpēn	τὼ δάρπᾱ tṑ dárpā	τᾱ̀ς δάρπᾱς tā̀s dárpās
Vocative	δάρπη dárpē	δάρπᾱ dárpā	δάρπαι dárpai
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

References

δάρπη in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)
Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN