Tarphe

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Τάρφη (Tárphē).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈtar.pʰeː/, [ˈt̪ärpʰeː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈtar.fe/, [ˈt̪ärfe]

Proper noun

Tarphē f sg (genitive Tarphēs); first declension

1. A town of Locris mentioned by Homer

Declension

First-declension noun (Greek-type), with locative, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Tarphē
genitive	Tarphēs
dative	Tarphae
accusative	Tarphēn
ablative	Tarphē
vocative	Tarphē
locative	Tarphae

References

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