Ultimately from φθίω (phthíō, “to perish, waste away, decay”).
φθῐ́νᾰ • (phthína) f (genitive φθῐ́νης); first declension
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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| Nominative | ἡ φθῐ́νᾰ hē phthína |
τὼ φθῐ́νᾱ tṑ phthínā |
αἱ φθῐ́ναι hai phthínai | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τῆς φθῐ́νης tês phthínēs |
τοῖν φθῐ́ναιν toîn phthínain |
τῶν φθῐνῶν tôn phthinôn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῇ φθῐ́νῃ têi phthínēi |
τοῖν φθῐ́ναιν toîn phthínain |
ταῖς φθῐ́ναις taîs phthínais | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὴν φθῐ́νᾰν tḕn phthínan |
τὼ φθῐ́νᾱ tṑ phthínā |
τᾱ̀ς φθῐ́νᾱς tā̀s phthínās | ||||||||||
| Vocative | φθῐ́νᾰ phthína |
φθῐ́νᾱ phthínā |
φθῐ́ναι phthínai | ||||||||||
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