βαφή

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From βάπτω (báptō, “to dip”) +‎ -η (-ē).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ba.pʰɛ̌ː/ → /βaˈɸi/ → /vaˈfi/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ba.pʰɛ̌ː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /baˈpʰe̝/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /βaˈɸi/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /vaˈfi/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /vaˈfi/

Noun

βᾰφή • (băphḗ) f (genitive βᾰφῆς); first declension

1. a dipping
2. the temper of a blade
3. dye

Inflection

First declension of ἡ βᾰφή; τῆς βᾰφῆς (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ βᾰφή hē băphḗ	τὼ βᾰφᾱ́ tṑ băphā́	αἱ βᾰφαί hai băphaí
Genitive	τῆς βᾰφῆς tês băphês	τοῖν βᾰφαῖν toîn băphaîn	τῶν βᾰφῶν tôn băphôn
Dative	τῇ βᾰφῇ têi băphêi	τοῖν βᾰφαῖν toîn băphaîn	ταῖς βᾰφαῖς taîs băphaîs
Accusative	τὴν βᾰφήν tḕn băphḗn	τὼ βᾰφᾱ́ tṑ băphā́	τᾱ̀ς βᾰφᾱ́ς tā̀s băphā́s
Vocative	βᾰφή băphḗ	βᾰφᾱ́ băphā́	βᾰφαί băphaí
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

• βᾰφῐκός (băphĭkós)

Descendants

• Greek: βαφή (vafí)

Further reading

• “βαφή”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “βαφή”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• βαφή in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• βαφή in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • colouring idem, page 144.
  • dip idem, page 225.
  • dye idem, page 257.
  • dyeing idem, page 257.
  • immersion idem, page 418.
  • stain idem, page 809.
  • submersion idem, page 831.

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek βαφή (baphḗ).

Noun

βαφή • (vafí) f (plural βαφές)

1. dyeing
2. dye

Declension

Declension of βαφή

	singular	plural
nominative	βαφή (vafí)	βαφές (vafés)
genitive	βαφής (vafís)	βαφών (vafón)
accusative	βαφή (vafí)	βαφές (vafés)
vocative	βαφή (vafí)	βαφές (vafés)

Synonyms

• (dyeing): βάψιμο m (vápsimo)
• (dye): μπογιά f (bogiá)

Related terms

• εφ’ όρου ζωής (ef’ órou zoḯs)