ἀλοιφή
See also: αλοιφή
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From ᾰ̓λείφω (ăleíphō, “anoint”) + -η (-ē, verbal noun suffix).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /a.loi̯.pʰɛ̌ː/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /a.lyˈpʰe̝/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /a.lyˈɸi/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /a.lyˈfi/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /a.liˈfi/
Noun
ᾰ̓λοιφή • (ăloiphḗ) f (genitive ᾰ̓λοιφῆς); first declension
Declension
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ἡ ᾰ̓λοιφή hē ăloiphḗ |
τὼ ᾰ̓λοιφᾱ́ tṑ ăloiphā́ |
αἱ ᾰ̓λοιφαί hai ăloiphaí | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τῆς ᾰ̓λοιφῆς tês ăloiphês |
τοῖν ᾰ̓λοιφαῖν toîn ăloiphaîn |
τῶν ᾰ̓λοιφῶν tôn ăloiphôn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῇ ᾰ̓λοιφῇ tēî ăloiphēî |
τοῖν ᾰ̓λοιφαῖν toîn ăloiphaîn |
ταῖς ᾰ̓λοιφαῖς taîs ăloiphaîs | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὴν ᾰ̓λοιφήν tḕn ăloiphḗn |
τὼ ᾰ̓λοιφᾱ́ tṑ ăloiphā́ |
τᾱ̀ς ᾰ̓λοιφᾱ́ς tā̀s ăloiphā́s | ||||||||||
| Vocative | ᾰ̓λοιφή ăloiphḗ |
ᾰ̓λοιφᾱ́ ăloiphā́ |
ᾰ̓λοιφαί ăloiphaí | ||||||||||
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Derived terms
- σῠνᾰλοιφή (sŭnăloiphḗ)
Further reading
- “ἀλοιφή”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “ἀλοιφή”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “ἀλοιφή”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
- ἀλοιφή in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- ἀλοιφή in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
- ἀλοιφή 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.