δαπάνη

δαπάνη

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From δάπτω (dáptō, “to devour, consume”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /da.pá.nɛː/ → /ðaˈpa.ni/ → /ðaˈpa.ni/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /da.pá.nɛː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /daˈpa.ne̝/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ðaˈpa.ni/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ðaˈpa.ni/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ðaˈpa.ni/

Noun

δᾰπᾰ́νη • (dapánē) f (genitive δᾰπᾰ́νης); first declension

1. cost, expenditure

   Antonym: πρόσοδος (prósodos)

2. money spent or for spending
3. extravagance, prodigality

Inflection

First declension of ἡ δᾰπᾰ́νη; τῆς δᾰπᾰ́νης (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ δᾰπᾰ́νη hē dapánē	τὼ δᾰπᾰ́νᾱ tṑ dapánā	αἱ δᾰπᾰ́ναι hai dapánai
Genitive	τῆς δᾰπᾰ́νης tês dapánēs	τοῖν δᾰπᾰ́ναιν toîn dapánain	τῶν δᾰπᾰνῶν tôn dapanôn
Dative	τῇ δᾰπᾰ́νῃ têi dapánēi	τοῖν δᾰπᾰ́ναιν toîn dapánain	ταῖς δᾰπᾰ́ναις taîs dapánais
Accusative	τὴν δᾰπᾰ́νην tḕn dapánēn	τὼ δᾰπᾰ́νᾱ tṑ dapánā	τᾱ̀ς δᾰπᾰ́νᾱς tā̀s dapánās
Vocative	δᾰπᾰ́νη dapánē	δᾰπᾰ́νᾱ dapánā	δᾰπᾰ́ναι dapánai
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

• δαπανάω (dapanáō)
• δαπάνημα (dapánēma)
• δαπανηρία (dapanēría)
• δαπανηρός (dapanērós)
• δαπάνησις (dapánēsis)
• δαπανητής (dapanētḗs)
• δαπανητικός (dapanētikós)
• δαπανοθήκη (dapanothḗkē)
• δαπάνυλλα (dapánulla)

 

Descendants

• Greek: δαπάνη (dapáni)

Further reading

• “δαπάνη”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “δαπάνη”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• δαπάνη in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• δαπάνη in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2023)
• G1160 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • charge idem, page 125.
  • cost idem, page 176.
  • disbursement idem, page 228.
  • drain idem, page 250.
  • expenditure idem, page 293.
  • expense idem, page 293.
  • out-going idem, page 582.
  • outlay idem, page 582.

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Greek

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek δαπάνη (dapánē).

Noun

δαπάνη • (dapáni) f (plural δαπάνες)

1. (finance) expenditure, outlay
2. (finance) expenses, costs
3. (finance) payment
4. (figuratively) energy, time spent

Declension

declension of δαπάνη

case     \\     number	singular	plural
nominative	δαπάνη •	δαπάνες •
genitive	δαπάνης •	δαπανών •
accusative	δαπάνη •	δαπάνες •
vocative	δαπάνη •	δαπάνες •

See also

• τιμή f (timí)
• κόστος m (kóstos, “cost, cost price”)
• τίμημα n (tímima, “price”)
• αντίτιμο n (antítimo, “price”)