The formation is similar to other bird names, such as γύψ (gúps, “vulture”) and σκώψ (skṓps, “owl”). The word is clearly related to φάσσα (phássa, “pigeon”) and thus Pre-Greek.
φᾰ́ψ • (pháps) f (genitive φᾰβός); third declension
Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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Nominative | ἡ φᾰ́ψ hē pháps |
τὼ φᾰ́βε tṑ phábe |
αἱ φᾰ́βες hai phábes | ||||||||||
Genitive | τῆς φᾰβός tês phabós |
τοῖν φᾰβοῖν toîn phaboîn |
τῶν φᾰβῶν tôn phabôn | ||||||||||
Dative | τῇ φᾰβῐ́ têi phabí |
τοῖν φᾰβοῖν toîn phaboîn |
ταῖς φᾰψῐ́ / φᾰψῐ́ν taîs phapsí(n) | ||||||||||
Accusative | τὴν φᾰ́βᾰ tḕn phába |
τὼ φᾰ́βε tṑ phábe |
τᾱ̀ς φᾰ́βᾰς tā̀s phábas | ||||||||||
Vocative | φᾰ́ψ pháps |
φᾰ́βε phábe |
φᾰ́βες phábes | ||||||||||
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