σκάφος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From σκάπτω (skáptō, “to dig”) +‎ -ος (-os).[1] Compare, for more, σκῠ́φος (skŭ́phos).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

σκᾰ́φος • (skắphos) n (genitive σκᾰ́φεος); third declension

  1. (nautical) hull of a ship
  2. (in general) ship itself
  3. (anatomy) hollow of the external ear

Inflection

Third declension of τὸ σκᾰ́φος; τοῦ σκᾰ́φεος (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative τὸ σκᾰ́φος
tò skắphos 		τὼ σκᾰ́φεε
tṑ skắphee 		τᾰ̀ σκᾰ́φεᾰ
tằ skắpheă
Genitive τοῦ σκᾰ́φεος
toû skắpheos 		τοῖν σκᾰφέοιν
toîn skăphéoin 		τῶν σκᾰφέων
tôn skăphéōn
Dative τῷ σκᾰ́φεῐ̈
tōî skắpheĭ̈ 		τοῖν σκᾰφέοιν
toîn skăphéoin 		τοῖς σκᾰ́φεσῐ / σκᾰ́φεσῐν
toîs skắphesĭ(n)
Accusative τὸ σκᾰ́φος
tò skắphos 		τὼ σκᾰ́φεε
tṑ skắphee 		τᾰ̀ σκᾰ́φεᾰ
tằ skắpheă
Vocative σκᾰ́φος
skắphos 		σκᾰ́φεε
skắphee 		σκᾰ́φεᾰ
skắpheă
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

  • σκᾰ́φῐον (skắphĭon)
  • σκᾰφῐ́ς (skăphĭ́s)
  • σκᾰφοπᾰ́κτων (skăphopắktōn)
  • σκᾰφόπλωρος (skăphóplōros)

Descendants

  • Greek: σκάφος (skáfos)
  • → Italian: scafo

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “σκάπτω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1342

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σκάφος (skáphos, “boat, vessel”).

Noun

σκάφος • (skáfos) n (plural σκάφη)

  1. craft, ship
    Synonym: (large vessel) πλοίο (ploío)
    Synonym: (small vessel) βάρκα (várka)
    Synonym: (yatch) θαλαμηγός (thalamigós)
    Synonym: (aeronautical) αεροσκάφος (aeroskáfos)
  2. hull
    Synonyms: κουφάρι (koufári), (learned) κύτος (kýtos), (loosely) σκαρί (skarí)

Declension

Declension of σκάφος
singular plural
nominative σκάφος (skáfos) σκάφη (skáfi)
genitive σκάφους (skáfous) σκαφών (skafón)
accusative σκάφος (skáfos) σκάφη (skáfi)
vocative σκάφος (skáfos) σκάφη (skáfi)

Derived terms

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