ἀλάπη

Ancient Greek

Etymology

See Latin alapa (“slap, smack”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /a.lá.pɛː/ → /aˈla.pi/ → /aˈla.pi/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /a.lá.pɛː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /aˈla.pe̝/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /aˈla.pi/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /aˈla.pi/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /aˈla.pi/

Noun

ἀλᾰ́πη • (alắpē) f (genitive ἀλᾰ́πης); first declension

1. slap, blow, smack

Inflection

First declension of ἡ ἀλᾰ́πη; τῆς ἀλᾰ́πης (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ ἀλᾰ́πη hē alắpē	τὼ ἀλᾰ́πᾱ tṑ alắpā	αἱ ἀλᾰ́παι hai alắpai
Genitive	τῆς ἀλᾰ́πης tês alắpēs	τοῖν ἀλᾰ́παιν toîn alắpain	τῶν ἀλᾰπῶν tôn alăpôn
Dative	τῇ ἀλᾰ́πῃ têi alắpēi	τοῖν ἀλᾰ́παιν toîn alắpain	ταῖς ἀλᾰ́παις taîs alắpais
Accusative	τὴν ἀλᾰ́πην tḕn alắpēn	τὼ ἀλᾰ́πᾱ tṑ alắpā	τᾱ̀ς ἀλᾰ́πᾱς tā̀s alắpās
Vocative	ἀλᾰ́πη alắpē	ἀλᾰ́πᾱ alắpā	ἀλᾰ́παι alắpai
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

References

• ἀλάπη in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)