Καφύαι

Ancient Greek

Etymology

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Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ka.pʰý.ai̯/ → /kaˈɸy.ɛ/ → /kaˈfi.e/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ka.pʰý.ai̯/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /kaˈpʰy.ɛ/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /kaˈɸy.ɛ/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /kaˈfy.e/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /kaˈfi.e/

Proper noun

Καφύαι • (Kaphúai) f pl (genitive Καφυῶν); first declension

1. Caphyae (an ancient town in Arcadia, Greece)

Inflection

First declension of αἱ Καφύαι; τῶν Καφυῶν (Attic)

Case / #	Plural
Nominative	αἱ Καφύαι hai Kaphúai
Genitive	τῶν Καφυῶν tôn Kaphuôn
Dative	ταῖς Καφύαις taîs Kaphúais
Accusative	τᾱ̀ς Καφύᾱς tā̀s Kaphúās
Vocative	Καφύαι Kaphúai
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• Latin: Caphyae

References

• Καφύαι in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette