ἀσταφίς

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • ὀσταφίς (ostaphís) (Cratin.)
  • σταφίς (staphís) (Hippocrates)

Etymology

A nominal formation in -ῐς (-ĭs) from the root of σταφυλή (staphulḗ, “bunch of grapes”), of Pre-Greek origin.[1]

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ἀστᾰφίς • (astăphís) f (genitive ἀστᾰφίδος); third declension

  1. (collective) raisins, dried grapes

Declension

Third declension of ἡ ᾰ̓στᾰφῐ́ς; τῆς ᾰ̓στᾰφῐ́δος (Attic)
Case / # Singular
Nominative ἡ ᾰ̓στᾰφῐ́ς
hē ăstăphĭ́s
Genitive τῆς ᾰ̓στᾰφῐ́δος
tês ăstăphĭ́dos
Dative τῇ ᾰ̓στᾰφῐ́δῐ
tēî ăstăphĭ́dĭ
Accusative τὴν ᾰ̓στᾰφῐ́δᾰ
tḕn ăstăphĭ́dă
Vocative ᾰ̓στᾰφῐ́ς
ăstăphĭ́s
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.
  • Nominative singular -ς (-s) arose by reduction of the original cluster *-ds.

Derived terms

  • σταφιδευταῖος (staphideutaîos)
  • σταφίδιος (staphídios)
  • σταφιδίτης (staphidítēs)
  • σταφιδόω (staphidóō, “to dry grapes, produce raisins”)

Descendants

  • Koine Greek: σταφίς (staphís)

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ἀσταφίς, -ίδος”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 155

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