κάμπη

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See also: καμπή

Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

 

Etymology 1

From the Proto-Indo-European *kh₂emp-, from *kh₂em- (“bend”, “curve”).

Noun

κάμπη • (kámpē) f (genitive κάμπης); first declension

  1. caterpillar
  2. silkworm
  3. an eruciform ornament
  4. a fabled Indian monster
Declension
First declension of ἡ κάμπη; τῆς κάμπης (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ κάμπη
hē kámpē 		τὼ κάμπᾱ
tṑ kámpā 		αἱ κάμπαι
hai kámpai
Genitive τῆς κάμπης
tês kámpēs 		τοῖν κάμπαιν
toîn kámpain 		τῶν καμπῶν
tôn kampôn
Dative τῇ κάμπῃ
têi kámpēi 		τοῖν κάμπαιν
toîn kámpain 		ταῖς κάμπαις
taîs kámpais
Accusative τὴν κάμπην
tḕn kámpēn 		τὼ κάμπᾱ
tṑ kámpā 		τᾱ̀ς κάμπᾱς
tā̀s kámpās
Vocative κάμπη
kámpē 		κάμπᾱ
kámpā 		κάμπαι
kámpai
Notes:
Descendants
  • Sicilian: campa

Further reading

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

κάμπη • (kámpē)

  1. nominative/vocative/accusative plural contracted of κάμπος (kámpos, “sea monster”)

Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek κάμπη (kámpē).

Noun

κάμπη • (kámpi) f (plural κάμπες)

  1. (formal) caterpillar

Declension

Declension of κάμπη
singular plural
nominative κάμπη • κάμπες •
genitive κάμπης • καμπών •
accusative κάμπη • κάμπες •
vocative κάμπη • κάμπες •

Synonyms

References

Further reading

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