-γραφία
Ancient Greek
Etymology
Abstract noun used only in compounds, equivalent to γρᾰφή (grăphḗ), from γρᾰ́φω (grắphō, “to carve, write”).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /ɡra.pʰí.aː/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ɡraˈpʰi.a/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ɣraˈɸi.a/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ɣraˈfi.a/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ɣraˈfi.a/
Combining form
-γρᾰφῐ́ᾱ • (-grăphĭ́ā)
Derived terms
Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -γραφία
Descendants
- Greek: -γραφία f (-grafía, “writing, literature”)
- → Catalan: -grafia
- → English: -graphy
- → Finnish: -grafia
- → French: -graphie
- → Hungarian: -gráfia
- →⇒ Irish: -grafaíocht
- → Italian: -grafia
- → Latin: -graphia
- → Polish: -grafia
- → Portuguese: -grafia
- → Slovak: -grafia
- → Spanish: -grafía
Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek -γραφία (-graphía).
Suffix
-γραφία • (-grafía) f
- relating to writing or literature
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | -γραφία (-grafía) | -γραφίες (-grafíes) |
| genitive | -γραφίας (-grafías) | -γραφιών (-grafión) |
| accusative | -γραφία (-grafía) | -γραφίες (-grafíes) |
| vocative | -γραφία (-grafía) | -γραφίες (-grafíes) |
Derived terms
Greek terms suffixed with -γραφία