Καπύη
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Ancient Greek
Etymology
Borrowed from Etruscan 𐌂𐌀𐌐𐌄𐌅𐌀 (capeva, “Capua”).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /ka.pý.ɛː/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /kaˈpy.e̝/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /kaˈpy.i/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /kaˈpy.i/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /kaˈpi.i/
Proper noun
Κᾰπύη • (Kăpúē) f (genitive Κᾰπύης); first declension
- Capua, an Etruscan city
Inflection
Descendants
- Greek: Καπύη (Kapýi)
Further reading
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,005