οἴσπη

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

According to Beekes, from the same Pre-Greek source of οἰσύπη (oisúpē, “lanoline”).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

οἴσπη • (oíspē) f (genitive οἴσπης); first declension

  1. sheep dung, especially the dirt that collects about the hinder parts of sheep and goats

Inflection

First declension of ἡ οἴσπη; τῆς οἴσπης (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ οἴσπη
hē oíspē 		τὼ οἴσπᾱ
tṑ oíspā 		αἱ οἶσπαι
hai oîspai
Genitive τῆς οἴσπης
tês oíspēs 		τοῖν οἴσπαιν
toîn oíspain 		τῶν οἰσπῶν
tôn oispôn
Dative τῇ οἴσπῃ
têi oíspēi 		τοῖν οἴσπαιν
toîn oíspain 		ταῖς οἴσπαις
taîs oíspais
Accusative τὴν οἴσπην
tḕn oíspēn 		τὼ οἴσπᾱ
tṑ oíspā 		τᾱ̀ς οἴσπᾱς
tā̀s oíspās
Vocative οἴσπη
oíspē 		οἴσπᾱ
oíspā 		οἶσπαι
oîspai
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References

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