Афетъ

Old East Slavic

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Old Church Slavonic Іафеѳъ (Iafeθŭ), from Ancient Greek Ἰάφεθ (Iápheth).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɑˈfɛtʊ//aˈfʲɛtʊ//aˈfʲɛːt/
  • (ca. 9th CE) IPA(key): /ɑˈfɛtʊ/
  • (ca. 11th CE) IPA(key): /aˈfʲɛtʊ/
  • (ca. 13th CE) IPA(key): /aˈfʲɛːt/

  • Hyphenation: А‧фе‧тъ

Proper noun

Афетъ (Afetŭm

  1. (biblical) Japheth
    • 1377, Dmitry of Suzdal, Laurentian Codex[1], page 1:
      по потопѣ. первиє сн҃ве ноєви раꙁдѣлиша ꙁємлю. симъ. хамъ. афєтъ.
      po potopě. pervije sn:ve nojevi razděliša zemlju. simŭ. xamŭ. afetŭ.
      After the Flood, the first sons of Noah divided the earth: Shem, Ham and Japheth.

Declension

Declension of Афетъ (u-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative Афетъ
Afetŭ


genitive Афету, Афета
Afetu, Afeta


dative Афетови, Афету
Afetovi, Afetu


accusative Афетъ, Афета
Afetŭ, Afeta


instrumental Афетъмь
Afetŭmĭ


locative Афету
Afetu


vocative Афету
Afetu


See also