σκάφος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From σκάπτω (skáptō, “to dig”) +‎ -ος (-os).

Pronunciation
 

Noun

σκᾰ́φος • (skáphos) n (genitive σκᾰ́φεος); third declension

  1. (nautical) hull of a ship
  2. (in general) ship itself
  3. (anatomy) hollow of the external ear

Inflection
Third declension of τὸ σκᾰ́φος; τοῦ σκᾰ́φεος (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative τὸ σκᾰ́φος
tò skáphos		 τὼ σκᾰ́φεε
tṑ skáphee		 τᾰ̀ σκᾰ́φεᾰ
tà skáphea
Genitive τοῦ σκᾰ́φεος
toû skápheos		 τοῖν σκᾰφέοιν
toîn skaphéoin		 τῶν σκᾰφέων
tôn skaphéōn
Dative τῷ σκᾰ́φεῐ̈
tôi skápheï		 τοῖν σκᾰφέοιν
toîn skaphéoin		 τοῖς σκᾰ́φεσῐ / σκᾰ́φεσῐν
toîs skáphesi(n)
Accusative τὸ σκᾰ́φος
tò skáphos		 τὼ σκᾰ́φεε
tṑ skáphee		 τᾰ̀ σκᾰ́φεᾰ
tà skáphea
Vocative σκᾰ́φος
skáphos		 σκᾰ́φεε
skáphee		 σκᾰ́φεᾰ
skáphea
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms
  • σκᾰ́φῐον (skáphion)
  • σκᾰφῐ́ς (skaphís)
  • σκᾰφοπᾰ́κτων (skaphopáktōn)
  • σκᾰφόπλωρος (skaphóplōros)

Descendants
  • Greek: σκάφος (skáfos)
  • → Italian: scafo

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σκάφος (skáphos, “boat, vessel”).

Noun

σκάφος • (skáfos) n (plural σκάφη)

  1. craft, vessel, ship
    Synonym: (large) πλοίο (ploío)
  2. hull
    Synonyms: κουφάρι (koufári), (learned) κύτος (kýtos), (loosely) σκαρί (skarí)

Declension
declension of σκάφος
case     \     number singular plural
nominative σκάφος • σκάφη •
genitive σκάφους • σκαφών •
accusative σκάφος • σκάφη •
vocative σκάφος • σκάφη •

Derived terms
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