νάφθα

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms
  • ἄφθᾱς (áphthās), νᾰ́φθᾱς (náphthās)

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Persian *naftaʰ (“petroleum”), ultimately probably from Akkadian 𒉌𒆳𒊏 (/napṭu/, “petroleum”).

Pronunciation
 

Noun

νᾰ́φθᾰ • (náphtha) f (genitive νᾰ́φθης); first declension
νᾰ́φθᾰ • (náphtha) n (indeclinable)

  1. naphtha, naturally occurring liquid petroleum

Declension
First declension of ἡ νᾰ́φθᾰ; τῆς νᾰ́φθης (Attic)
Case / # Singular
Nominative ἡ νᾰ́φθᾰ
hē náphtha
Genitive τῆς νᾰ́φθης
tês náphthēs
Dative τῇ νᾰ́φθῃ
têi náphthēi
Accusative τὴν νᾰ́φθᾰν
tḕn náphthan
Vocative νᾰ́φθᾰ
náphtha
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.
Declension of τὸ νᾰ́φθᾰ; τοῦ νᾰ́φθᾰ (Attic)
Case / # Singular
Nominative τὸ νᾰ́φθᾰ
tò náphtha
Genitive τοῦ νᾰ́φθᾰ
toû náphtha
Dative τῷ νᾰ́φθᾰ
tôi náphtha
Accusative τὸ νᾰ́φθᾰ
tò náphtha
Vocative νᾰ́φθᾰ
náphtha
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms
  • νᾰφθώδης (naphthṓdēs)

Descendants
  • → Greek: νάφθα (náftha) (learned)
  • → Latin: naphtha (see there for further descendants)

References

Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek νάφθα (náphtha), from Old Persian *naftaʰ. Doublet of νέφτι (néfti).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈnafθa/
  • Hyphenation: νά‧φθα

Noun

νάφθα • (náftha) f (uncountable)

  1. (chemistry) naphtha (variable mixture of liquid hydrocarbons with boiling point of 35–200 °C)

Declension
  νάφθα
case     \     number singular
nominative νάφθα •
genitive νάφθας •
accusative νάφθα •
vocative νάφθα •

Coordinate terms
  • βενζίνη f (venzíni, “petrol”)
  • κηροζίνη f (kirozíni, “kerosene”)
  • λιθανθρακόπισσα f (lithanthrakópissa, “mineral tar”)
  • παραφίνη f (parafíni, “paraffin, alkane”)
  • πετρέλαιο f (petrélaio, “petroleum”)
  • πίσσα f (píssa, “tar”)

References

Further reading
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