βαφή

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From βάπτω (báptō, “to dip”) +‎ -η (-ē).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ba.pʰɛ̌ː/ → /βaˈɸi/ → /vaˈfi/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ba.pʰɛ̌ː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /baˈpʰe̝/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /βaˈɸi/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /vaˈfi/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /vaˈfi/

Noun

βᾰφή • (baphḗ) f (genitive βᾰφῆς); first declension

1. a dipping
2. the temper of a blade
3. dye

Inflection

First declension of ἡ βᾰφή; τῆς βᾰφῆς (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ βᾰφή hē baphḗ	τὼ βᾰφᾱ́ tṑ baphā́	αἱ βᾰφαί hai baphaí
Genitive	τῆς βᾰφῆς tês baphês	τοῖν βᾰφαῖν toîn baphaîn	τῶν βᾰφῶν tôn baphôn
Dative	τῇ βᾰφῇ têi baphêi	τοῖν βᾰφαῖν toîn baphaîn	ταῖς βᾰφαῖς taîs baphaîs
Accusative	τὴν βᾰφήν tḕn baphḗn	τὼ βᾰφᾱ́ tṑ baphā́	τᾱ̀ς βᾰφᾱ́ς tā̀s baphā́s
Vocative	βᾰφή baphḗ	βᾰφᾱ́ baphā́	βᾰφαί baphaí
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• Greek: βαφή (vafí)

Further reading

• “βαφή”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “βαφή”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• βαφή in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• βαφή in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • colouring idem, page 144.
  • dip idem, page 225.
  • dye idem, page 257.
  • dyeing idem, page 257.
  • immersion idem, page 418.
  • stain idem, page 809.
  • submersion idem, page 831.

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Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek βαφή (baphḗ).

Noun

βαφή • (vafí) f (plural βαφές)

1. dyeing
2. dye

Declension

Declension of βαφή

	singular	plural
nominative	βαφή •	βαφές •
genitive	βαφής •	βαφών •
accusative	βαφή •	βαφές •
vocative	βαφή •	βαφές •

Synonyms

• (dyeing): βάψιμο m (vápsimo)
• (dye): μπογιά f (bogiá)

Related terms

• εφ' όρου ζωής (ef' órou zoḯs)