Νιψαῖοι

Ancient Greek

Etymology

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Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /nip.sâi̯.oi̯/ → /nipˈsɛ.y/ → /nipˈse.i/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /nip.sâi̯.oi̯/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /nipˈsɛ.y/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /nipˈsɛ.y/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /nipˈse.y/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /nipˈse.i/

Noun

Νῐψαῖοι • (Nipsaîoi) m (genitive Νῐψαίων); second declension

1. Nipsaei, an ancient Thracian tribe mentioned by Herodotus

Declension

Second declension of οἱ Νῐψαῖοι; τῶν Νῐψαίων (Attic)

Case / #	Plural
Nominative	οἱ Νῐψαῖοι hoi Nipsaîoi
Genitive	τῶν Νῐψαίων tôn Nipsaíōn
Dative	τοῖς Νῐψαίοις toîs Nipsaíois
Accusative	τοὺς Νῐψαίους toùs Nipsaíous
Vocative	Νῐψαῖοι Nipsaîoi
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• → Latin: Nipsaei

Further reading

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