σκάφη

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From σκᾰ́πτω (skắptō, “I dig”) +‎ -η (-ē).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ská.pʰɛː/ → /ˈska.ɸi/ → /ˈska.fi/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ská.pʰɛː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈska.pʰe̝/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈska.ɸi/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈska.fi/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈska.fi/

Noun

σκᾰ́φη • (skắphē) f (genitive σκᾰ́φης); first declension

1. bowl, tub, basin, bath
2. light boat, skiff
3. cradle
4. grave
5. concave sundial

Inflection

First declension of ἡ σκᾰ́φη; τῆς σκᾰ́φης (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ σκᾰ́φη hē skắphē	τὼ σκᾰ́φᾱ tṑ skắphā	αἱ σκᾰ́φαι hai skắphai
Genitive	τῆς σκᾰ́φης tês skắphēs	τοῖν σκᾰ́φαιν toîn skắphain	τῶν σκᾰφῶν tôn skăphôn
Dative	τῇ σκᾰ́φῃ têi skắphēi	τοῖν σκᾰ́φαιν toîn skắphain	ταῖς σκᾰ́φαις taîs skắphais
Accusative	τὴν σκᾰ́φην tḕn skắphēn	τὼ σκᾰ́φᾱ tṑ skắphā	τᾱ̀ς σκᾰ́φᾱς tā̀s skắphās
Vocative	σκᾰ́φη skắphē	σκᾰ́φᾱ skắphā	σκᾰ́φαι skắphai
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

References

• “σκάφη”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• σκάφη in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• G4627 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • ark idem, page 40.
  • cradle idem, page 181.
  • trough idem, page 897.
  • tub idem, page 900.
• σκάφη in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette

Greek

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek σκάφη (skáphē).

Noun

σκάφη • (skáfi) f (plural σκάφες)

1. wash tub

Declension

Declension of σκάφη

	singular	plural
nominative	σκάφη (skáfi)	σκάφες (skáfes)
genitive	σκάφης (skáfis)	-
accusative	σκάφη (skáfi)	σκάφες (skáfes)
vocative	σκάφη (skáfi)	σκάφες (skáfes)

Etymology 2

Noun

σκάφη • (skáfi) n

1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of σκάφος (skáfos)