βαφικός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From βᾰφή (baphḗ, “dye”) +‎ -ῐκός (-ikós).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ba.pʰi.kós/ → /βa.ɸiˈkos/ → /va.fiˈkos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ba.pʰi.kós/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ba.pʰiˈkos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /βa.ɸiˈkos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /va.fiˈkos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /va.fiˈkos/

Adjective

βᾰφῐκός • (baphikós) m (feminine βᾰφῐκή, neuter βᾰφῐκόν); first/second declension

1. fit for dyeing, tinctorial
2. (of books) about gilding and silvering

Inflection

First and second declension of βᾰφῐκός; βᾰφῐκή; βᾰφῐκόν (Attic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		βᾰφῐκός baphikós	βᾰφῐκή baphikḗ	βᾰφῐκόν baphikón		βᾰφῐκώ baphikṓ	βᾰφῐκᾱ́ baphikā́	βᾰφῐκώ baphikṓ		βᾰφῐκοί baphikoí	βᾰφῐκαί baphikaí	βᾰφῐκᾰ́ baphiká
Genitive		βᾰφῐκοῦ baphikoû	βᾰφῐκῆς baphikês	βᾰφῐκοῦ baphikoû		βᾰφῐκοῖν baphikoîn	βᾰφῐκαῖν baphikaîn	βᾰφῐκοῖν baphikoîn		βᾰφῐκῶν baphikôn	βᾰφῐκῶν baphikôn	βᾰφῐκῶν baphikôn
Dative		βᾰφῐκῷ baphikôi	βᾰφῐκῇ baphikêi	βᾰφῐκῷ baphikôi		βᾰφῐκοῖν baphikoîn	βᾰφῐκαῖν baphikaîn	βᾰφῐκοῖν baphikoîn		βᾰφῐκοῖς baphikoîs	βᾰφῐκαῖς baphikaîs	βᾰφῐκοῖς baphikoîs
Accusative		βᾰφῐκόν baphikón	βᾰφῐκήν baphikḗn	βᾰφῐκόν baphikón		βᾰφῐκώ baphikṓ	βᾰφῐκᾱ́ baphikā́	βᾰφῐκώ baphikṓ		βᾰφῐκούς baphikoús	βᾰφῐκᾱ́ς baphikā́s	βᾰφῐκᾰ́ baphiká
Vocative		βᾰφῐκέ baphiké	βᾰφῐκή baphikḗ	βᾰφῐκόν baphikón		βᾰφῐκώ baphikṓ	βᾰφῐκᾱ́ baphikā́	βᾰφῐκώ baphikṓ		βᾰφῐκοί baphikoí	βᾰφῐκαί baphikaí	βᾰφῐκᾰ́ baphiká
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		βᾰφῐκῶς baphikôs				βᾰφῐκώτερος baphikṓteros				βᾰφῐκώτᾰτος baphikṓtatos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Further reading

• “βαφικός”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• βαφικός in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• βαφικός in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)