κάπη

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *kápā, from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂p- (to seize, to understand, to grasp), the same root of κάπτω (káptō, to gulp down).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

κᾰ́πη (kápēf (genitive κᾰ́πης); first declension

  1. crib, manger
    Synonym: φάτνη (phátnē)

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