Caphyae
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Καφύαι (Kaphúai).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈka.pʰy.ae̯/, [ˈkäpʰyäe̯]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈka.fi.e/, [ˈkäːfie]
Proper noun[edit]
Caphyae f pl (genitive Caphyārum); first declension
- A town of Arcadia situated on a small plain near Orchomenus
Declension[edit]
First-declension noun, with locative, plural only.
| Case | Plural |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Caphyae |
| Genitive | Caphyārum |
| Dative | Caphyīs |
| Accusative | Caphyās |
| Ablative | Caphyīs |
| Vocative | Caphyae |
| Locative | Caphyīs |
References[edit]
- “Caphyae”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
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