γαφάγας

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From γᾶ (gâ, “earth, land”) +‎ φαγεῖν (phageîn, “to eat”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ɡaː.pʰá.ɡaːs/ → /ɣaˈɸa.ɣas/ → /ɣaˈfa.ɣas/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ɡaː.pʰá.ɡaːs/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ɡaˈpʰa.ɡas/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ɣaˈɸa.ɣas/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ɣaˈfa.ɣas/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ɣaˈfa.ɣas/

Noun

γᾱφᾰ́γᾱς • (gāphắgās) m (genitive γᾱφᾰ́γᾱ); first declension (Doric)

1. (at Syracuse) earthworm

Inflection

First declension of ὁ γᾱφᾰ́γᾱς; τοῦ γᾱφᾰ́γᾱ (Doric)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ γᾱφᾰ́γᾱς ho gāphắgās	τὼ γᾱφᾰ́γᾱ tṑ gāphắgā	τοὶ γᾱφᾰ́γαι toì gāphắgai
Genitive	τοῦ γᾱφᾰ́γᾱ toû gāphắgā	τοῖν γᾱφᾰ́γαιν toîn gāphắgain	τῶν γᾱφᾰγᾶν tôn gāphăgân
Dative	τῷ γᾱφᾰ́γᾳ tôi gāphắgāi	τοῖν γᾱφᾰ́γαιν toîn gāphắgain	τοῖς γᾱφᾰ́γαις toîs gāphắgais
Accusative	τὸν γᾱφᾰ́γᾱν tòn gāphắgān	τὼ γᾱφᾰ́γᾱ tṑ gāphắgā	τοὺς γᾱφᾰ́γᾱς toùs gāphắgās
Vocative	γᾱφᾰ́γᾱ gāphắgā	γᾱφᾰ́γᾱ gāphắgā	γᾱφᾰ́γαι gāphắgai
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Further reading

• “γαφάγας”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• γαφάγας in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)