ῥαφή

See also: ραφή and ῥάφη

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ῥᾰ́πτω (rhắptō, “to sew together, stitch”) +‎ -η (-ē, action noun suffix).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ῥᾰφή • (rhăphḗ) f (genitive ῥᾰφῆς); first declension

  1. seam
    • 300 BCE – 250 BCE, Apollonius of Rhodes, Argonautica 139-140:
      κρυπταὶ δὲ ῥαφαί εἰσιν· ἕλιξ δʼ ἐπιδέδρομε πάσαις
      κυανέη.
      kruptaì dè rhaphaí eisin; hélix d epidédrome pásais
      kuanéē.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    1. (anatomy) suture of the skull, the heart or other parts
  2. stitching, sewing

Inflection

First declension of ἡ ῥᾰφή; τῆς ῥᾰφῆς (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ ῥᾰφή
hē rhăphḗ 		τὼ ῥᾰφᾱ́
tṑ rhăphā́ 		αἱ ῥᾰφαί
hai rhăphaí
Genitive τῆς ῥᾰφῆς
tês rhăphês 		τοῖν ῥᾰφαῖν
toîn rhăphaîn 		τῶν ῥᾰφῶν
tôn rhăphôn
Dative τῇ ῥᾰφῇ
tēî rhăphēî 		τοῖν ῥᾰφαῖν
toîn rhăphaîn 		ταῖς ῥᾰφαῖς
taîs rhăphaîs
Accusative τὴν ῥᾰφήν
tḕn rhăphḗn 		τὼ ῥᾰφᾱ́
tṑ rhăphā́ 		τᾱ̀ς ῥᾰφᾱ́ς
tā̀s rhăphā́s
Vocative ῥᾰφή
rhăphḗ 		ῥᾰφᾱ́
rhăphā́ 		ῥᾰφαί
rhăphaí
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

  • Greek: ραφή (rafí)
  • → New Latin: raphē

References

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