Βοίβη

Ancient Greek

Etymology

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Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /bǒi̯.bɛː/ → /ˈβy.βi/ → /ˈvi.vi/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /bǒi̯.bɛː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈby.be̝/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈβy.βi/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈvy.vi/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈvi.vi/

Proper noun

Βοίβη • (Boíbē) f (genitive Βοίβης); first declension

1. Boebe, Thessaly, Greece

Inflection

First declension of ἡ Βοίβη; τῆς Βοίβης (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ἡ Βοίβη hē Boíbē
Genitive	τῆς Βοίβης tês Boíbēs
Dative	τῇ Βοίβῃ têi Boíbēi
Accusative	τὴν Βοίβην tḕn Boíbēn
Vocative	Βοίβη Boíbē
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

• Βοιβαῖος (Boibaîos)

Descendants

• Latin: Boebē

Further reading

• “Βοίβη”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• Βοίβη in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• Βοίβη in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)