Caphyae

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Καφύαι (Kaphúai).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈka.pʰy.ae̯/, [ˈkäpʰyäe̯]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈka.fi.e/, [ˈkäːfie]

Proper noun

Caphyae f pl (genitive Caphyārum); first declension

1. A town of Arcadia situated on a small plain near Orchomenus

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, plural only.

	plural
nominative	Caphyae
genitive	Caphyārum
dative	Caphyīs
accusative	Caphyās
ablative	Caphyīs
vocative	Caphyae
locative	Caphyīs

References

• “Caphyae”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly