σφαγίς

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From σφάζω (spházō, “to slaughter”) +‎ -ῐ́ς (-ĭ́s).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /spʰa.ɡís/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /spʰaˈɡis/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /sɸaˈʝis/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /sfaˈʝis/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /sfaˈʝis/

Mark the vowel length of the ambiguous vowel ί by adding a macron after it if it is long, or a breve if it is short. By default, Module:grc-pronunciation assumes it is short if unmarked.
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Noun

σφᾰγῐ́ς • (sphăgĭ́s) f (genitive σφᾰγῐ́δος); third declension

sacrificial knife

Inflection

Third declension of ἡ σφᾰγῐ́ς; τῆς σφᾰγῐ́δος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ σφᾰγῐ́ς hē sphăgĭ́s	τὼ σφᾰγῐ́δε tṑ sphăgĭ́de	αἱ σφᾰγῐ́δες hai sphăgĭ́des
Genitive	τῆς σφᾰγῐ́δος tês sphăgĭ́dos	τοῖν σφᾰγῐ́δοιν toîn sphăgĭ́doin	τῶν σφᾰγῐ́δων tôn sphăgĭ́dōn
Dative	τῇ σφᾰγῐ́δῐ têi sphăgĭ́dĭ	τοῖν σφᾰγῐ́δοιν toîn sphăgĭ́doin	ταῖς σφᾰγῐ́σῐ / σφᾰγῐ́σῐν taîs sphăgĭ́sĭ(n)
Accusative	τὴν σφᾰγῐ́δᾰ tḕn sphăgĭ́dă	τὼ σφᾰγῐ́δε tṑ sphăgĭ́de	τᾱ̀ς σφᾰγῐ́δᾰς tā̀s sphăgĭ́dăs
Vocative	σφᾰγῐ́ς sphăgĭ́s	σφᾰγῐ́δε sphăgĭ́de	σφᾰγῐ́δες sphăgĭ́des
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension. Nominative singular -ς (-s) arose by reduction of the original cluster *-ds.

Derived terms

σφᾰγῐ́δῐον (sphăgĭ́dĭon)