βέργαι

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin virgae (“twigs, young shoots”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /bér.ɡai̯/ → /ˈβer.ʝɛ/ → /ˈver.ʝe/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /bér.ɡai̯/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈber.ɡɛ/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈβer.ʝɛ/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈver.ʝe/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈver.ʝe/

Noun

βέργαι • (bérgai) f (genitive βεργῶν); first declension

1. (botany) virgae, twigs, sticks

Declension

First declension of αἱ βέργαι; τῶν βεργῶν (Attic)

Case / #	Plural
Nominative	αἱ βέργαι hai bérgai
Genitive	τῶν βεργῶν tôn bergôn
Dative	ταῖς βέργαις taîs bérgais
Accusative	τᾱ̀ς βέργᾱς tā̀s bérgās
Vocative	βέργαι bérgai
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Further reading

• βέργαι in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)