σφαγή

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From σφᾰ́ζω (spházō, “to slaughter”) +‎ -ή (-ḗ).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /spʰa.ɡɛ̌ː/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /spʰaˈɡe̝/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /sɸaˈʝi/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /sfaˈʝi/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /sfaˈʝi/

Noun

σφᾰγή • (sphagḗ) f (genitive σφαγῆς); first declension

slaughter, butchery
(anatomy) throat, the spot where the victim is struck

Declension

First declension of ἡ σφᾰγή; τῆς σφᾰγῆς (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ σφᾰγή hē sphagḗ	τὼ σφᾰγᾱ́ tṑ sphagā́	αἱ σφᾰγαί hai sphagaí
Genitive	τῆς σφᾰγῆς tês sphagês	τοῖν σφᾰγαῖν toîn sphagaîn	τῶν σφᾰγῶν tôn sphagôn
Dative	τῇ σφᾰγῇ têi sphagêi	τοῖν σφᾰγαῖν toîn sphagaîn	ταῖς σφᾰγαῖς taîs sphagaîs
Accusative	τὴν σφᾰγήν tḕn sphagḗn	τὼ σφᾰγᾱ́ tṑ sphagā́	τᾱ̀ς σφᾰγᾱ́ς tā̀s sphagā́s
Vocative	σφᾰγή sphagḗ	σφᾰγᾱ́ sphagā́	σφᾰγαί sphagaí
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Further reading

“σφαγή”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“σφαγή”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
σφαγή in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σφαγή (sphagḗ, “slaughter”).

Noun

σφαγή • (sfagí) f (plural σφαγές)

slaughter (of many animals)
massacre (mass killing)
Synonym: ανθρωποσφαγή (anthroposfagí)

Declension

Declension of σφαγή

	singular	plural
nominative	σφαγή •	σφαγές •
genitive	σφαγής •	σφαγών •
accusative	σφαγή •	σφαγές •
vocative	σφαγή •	σφαγές •

Related terms

σφαγέας m (sfagéas)
σφαγείο n (sfageío)
σφαγιάζω (sfagiázo)
σφαγιασθείς m (sfagiastheís), σφαγιασθείσα f (sfagiastheísa), σφαγιασθέν n (sfagiasthén)
σφαγιασμός (sfagiasmós)
σφαγιαστής m (sfagiastís), σφαγιάστρια f (sfagiástria)
σφάγιο n (sfágio)
σφαγίτιδα f (sfagítida)
σφάζω (sfázo)
σφάξιμο n (sfáximo)
σφαχτάρι n (sfachtári)
σφάχτης m (sfáchtis)

Further reading

σφαγή on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el

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