κάμπη

See also: καμπή

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From the Proto-Indo-European *kh₂emp-, from *kh₂em- (“bend”, “curve”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /kám.pɛː/ → /ˈkam.pi/ → /ˈkam.bi/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /kám.pɛː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈkam.pe̝/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈkam.pi/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈkam.pi/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈkam.bi/

Noun

κάμπη • (kámpē) f (genitive κάμπης); first declension

1. a caterpillar; also used of the silkworm
   1. an eruciform ornament
2. a fabulous Indian monster

Declension

First declension of ἡ κάμπη; τῆς κάμπης (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ κάμπη hē kámpē	τὼ κάμπᾱ tṑ kámpā	αἱ κάμπαι hai kámpai
Genitive	τῆς κάμπης tês kámpēs	τοῖν κάμπαιν toîn kámpain	τῶν καμπῶν tôn kampôn
Dative	τῇ κάμπῃ têi kámpēi	τοῖν κάμπαιν toîn kámpain	ταῖς κάμπαις taîs kámpais
Accusative	τὴν κάμπην tḕn kámpēn	τὼ κάμπᾱ tṑ kámpā	τᾱ̀ς κάμπᾱς tā̀s kámpās
Vocative	κάμπη kámpē	κάμπᾱ kámpā	κάμπαι kámpai
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Related terms

• καμπή (kampḗ)
• κάμπτω (kámptō)
• καμψός (kampsós)

References

• “κάμπη”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press