σκάφη
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From σκᾰ́πτω (skáptō, “I dig”) + -η (-ē).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /ská.pʰɛː/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ˈska.pʰe̝/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ˈska.ɸi/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ˈska.fi/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ˈska.fi/
Noun
σκᾰ́φη • (skáphē) f (genitive σκᾰ́φης); first declension
- bowl, tub, basin, bath
- light boat, skiff
- cradle
- grave
- concave sundial
Inflection
First declension of ἡ σκᾰ́φη; τῆς σκᾰ́φης (Attic)
Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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Nominative | ἡ σκᾰ́φη hē skáphē | τὼ σκᾰ́φᾱ tṑ skáphā | αἱ σκᾰ́φαι hai skáphai | ||||||||||
Genitive | τῆς σκᾰ́φης tês skáphēs | τοῖν σκᾰ́φαιν toîn skáphain | τῶν σκᾰφῶν tôn skaphôn | ||||||||||
Dative | τῇ σκᾰ́φῃ têi skáphēi | τοῖν σκᾰ́φαιν toîn skáphain | ταῖς σκᾰ́φαις taîs skáphais | ||||||||||
Accusative | τὴν σκᾰ́φην tḕn skáphēn | τὼ σκᾰ́φᾱ tṑ skáphā | τᾱ̀ς σκᾰ́φᾱς tā̀s skáphās | ||||||||||
Vocative | σκᾰ́φη skáphē | σκᾰ́φᾱ skáphā | σκᾰ́φαι skáphai | ||||||||||
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References
- “σκάφη”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- σκάφη in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- G4627 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.
- ark idem, page 40.
- cradle idem, page 181.
- trough idem, page 897.
- tub idem, page 900.
- σκάφη in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
Greek
Etymology 1
From Ancient Greek σκάφη (skáphē).
Noun
σκάφη • (skáfi) f (plural σκάφες)
- wash tub
Declension
declension of σκάφη
case \\ number | singular | plural |
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nominative | σκάφα • | σκάφες • |
genitive | σκάφας • | σκαφών • |
accusative | σκάφα • | σκάφες • |
vocative | σκάφα • | σκάφες • |
Noun
σκάφη • (skáfi) n
- Nominative, accusative and vocative plural form of σκάφος (skáfos).