Καπύη

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Borrowed from Etruscan 𐌂𐌀𐌐𐌄𐌅𐌀 (capeva, “Capua”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ka.pý.ɛː/ → /kaˈpy.i/ → /kaˈpi.i/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ka.pý.ɛː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /kaˈpy.e̝/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /kaˈpy.i/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /kaˈpy.i/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /kaˈpi.i/

Proper noun

Κᾰπύη • (Kapúē) f (genitive Κᾰπύης); first declension

1. Capua, an Etruscan city

Inflection

First declension of ἡ Καπύη; τῆς Καπύης (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ἡ Καπύη hē Kapúē
Genitive	τῆς Καπύης tês Kapúēs
Dative	τῇ Καπύῃ têi Kapúēi
Accusative	τὴν Καπύην tḕn Kapúēn
Vocative	Καπύη Kapúē
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• Greek: Καπύη (Kapýi)

Further reading

• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,005