γαφάγας

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From γᾶ (gâ, “earth, land”) +‎ φαγεῖν (phageîn, “to eat”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ɡaː.pʰá.ɡaːs/ → /ɣaˈɸa.ɣas/ → /ɣaˈfa.ɣas/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ɡaː.pʰá.ɡaːs/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ɡaˈpʰa.ɡas/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ɣaˈɸa.ɣas/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ɣaˈfa.ɣas/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ɣaˈfa.ɣas/

Noun

γᾱφᾰ́γᾱς • (gāphágās) m (genitive γᾱφᾰ́γᾱ); first declension (Doric)

1. (at Syracuse) earthworm

Inflection

First declension of ὁ γᾱφᾰ́γᾱς; τοῦ γᾱφᾰ́γᾱ (Doric)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ γᾱφᾰ́γᾱς ho gāphágās	τὼ γᾱφᾰ́γᾱ tṑ gāphágā	τοὶ γᾱφᾰ́γαι toì gāphágai
Genitive	τοῦ γᾱφᾰ́γᾱ toû gāphágā	τοῖν γᾱφᾰ́γαιν toîn gāphágain	τῶν γᾱφᾰγᾶν tôn gāphagân
Dative	τῷ γᾱφᾰ́γᾳ tôi gāphágāi	τοῖν γᾱφᾰ́γαιν toîn gāphágain	τοῖς γᾱφᾰ́γαις toîs gāphágais
Accusative	τὸν γᾱφᾰ́γᾱν tòn gāphágān	τὼ γᾱφᾰ́γᾱ tṑ gāphágā	τοὺς γᾱφᾰ́γᾱς toùs gāphágās
Vocative	γᾱφᾰ́γᾱ gāphágā	γᾱφᾰ́γᾱ gāphágā	γᾱφᾰ́γαι gāphágai
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Further reading

• “γαφάγας”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• γαφάγας in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)