Τάφιος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Τᾰ́φος (Táphos, “Taphus”) +‎ -ῐος (-ios).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /tá.pʰi.os/ → /ˈta.ɸi.os/ → /ˈta.fi.os/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /tá.pʰi.os/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈta.pʰi.os/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈta.ɸi.os/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈta.fi.os/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈta.fi.os/

Adjective

Τᾰ́φῐος • (Táphios) m (feminine Τᾰφῐ́ᾱ, neuter Τᾰ́φῐον); first/second declension

1. Of Taphus

Inflection

First and second declension of Τᾰ́φῐος; Τᾰφῐ́ᾱ; Τᾰ́φῐον (Attic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		Τᾰ́φῐος Táphios	Τᾰφῐ́ᾱ Taphíā	Τᾰ́φῐον Táphion		Τᾰφῐ́ω Taphíō	Τᾰφῐ́ᾱ Taphíā	Τᾰφῐ́ω Taphíō		Τᾰ́φῐοι Táphioi	Τᾰ́φῐαι Táphiai	Τᾰ́φῐᾰ Táphia
Genitive		Τᾰφῐ́ου Taphíou	Τᾰφῐ́ᾱς Taphíās	Τᾰφῐ́ου Taphíou		Τᾰφῐ́οιν Taphíoin	Τᾰφῐ́αιν Taphíain	Τᾰφῐ́οιν Taphíoin		Τᾰφῐ́ων Taphíōn	Τᾰφῐ́ων Taphíōn	Τᾰφῐ́ων Taphíōn
Dative		Τᾰφῐ́ῳ Taphíōi	Τᾰφῐ́ᾳ Taphíāi	Τᾰφῐ́ῳ Taphíōi		Τᾰφῐ́οιν Taphíoin	Τᾰφῐ́αιν Taphíain	Τᾰφῐ́οιν Taphíoin		Τᾰφῐ́οις Taphíois	Τᾰφῐ́αις Taphíais	Τᾰφῐ́οις Taphíois
Accusative		Τᾰ́φῐον Táphion	Τᾰφῐ́ᾱν Taphíān	Τᾰ́φῐον Táphion		Τᾰφῐ́ω Taphíō	Τᾰφῐ́ᾱ Taphíā	Τᾰφῐ́ω Taphíō		Τᾰφῐ́ους Taphíous	Τᾰφῐ́ᾱς Taphíās	Τᾰ́φῐᾰ Táphia
Vocative		Τᾰ́φῐε Táphie	Τᾰφῐ́ᾱ Taphíā	Τᾰ́φῐον Táphion		Τᾰφῐ́ω Taphíō	Τᾰφῐ́ᾱ Taphíā	Τᾰφῐ́ω Taphíō		Τᾰ́φῐοι Táphioi	Τᾰ́φῐαι Táphiai	Τᾰ́φῐᾰ Táphia
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		Τᾰφῐ́ως Taphíōs				Τᾰφῐώτερος Taphiṓteros				Τᾰφῐώτᾰτος Taphiṓtatos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• Greek: Ταφίος (Tafíos)
• Latin: Taphius

Proper noun

Τᾰ́φῐος • (Táphios) m (genitive Τᾰφῐ́ου); second declension

1. Taphius, the colonizer in Greek mythology of the islands of Taphos

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ Τᾰ́φῐος; τοῦ Τᾰφῐ́ου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Τᾰ́φῐος ho Táphios
Genitive	τοῦ Τᾰφῐ́ου toû Taphíou
Dative	τῷ Τᾰφῐ́ῳ tôi Taphíōi
Accusative	τὸν Τᾰ́φῐον tòn Táphion
Vocative	Τᾰ́φῐε Táphie
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• English: Taphius
• Greek: Ταφίος (Tafíos)
• Latin: Taphius

Noun

Τᾰ́φῐος • (Táphios) m (genitive Τᾰφῐ́ου); second declension

1. an inhabitant of the islands of Taphos; a Taphian

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ Τᾰ́φῐος; τοῦ Τᾰφῐ́ου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ Τᾰ́φῐος ho Táphios	τὼ Τᾰφῐ́ω tṑ Taphíō	οἱ Τᾰ́φῐοι hoi Táphioi
Genitive	τοῦ Τᾰφῐ́ου toû Taphíou	τοῖν Τᾰφῐ́οιν toîn Taphíoin	τῶν Τᾰφῐ́ων tôn Taphíōn
Dative	τῷ Τᾰφῐ́ῳ tôi Taphíōi	τοῖν Τᾰφῐ́οιν toîn Taphíoin	τοῖς Τᾰφῐ́οις toîs Taphíois
Accusative	τὸν Τᾰ́φῐον tòn Táphion	τὼ Τᾰφῐ́ω tṑ Taphíō	τοὺς Τᾰφῐ́ους toùs Taphíous
Vocative	Τᾰ́φῐε Táphie	Τᾰφῐ́ω Taphíō	Τᾰ́φῐοι Táphioi
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• English: Taphian
• Greek: Ταφίος (Tafíos)
• Latin: Taphius

References

• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,026
• Τάφιος in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette