Афетъ

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Old East Slavic

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Old Church Slavonic Іафеѳъ (Iafeθŭ), from Ancient Greek Ἰάφεθ (Iápheth).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɑˈfɛtʊ/→/aˈfʲɛtʊ/→/aˈfʲɛːt/

(ca. 9^th CE) IPA^(key): /ɑˈfɛtʊ/
(ca. 11^th CE) IPA^(key): /aˈfʲɛtʊ/
(ca. 13^th CE) IPA^(key): /aˈfʲɛːt/

Hyphenation: А‧фе‧тъ

Proper noun

Афетъ (Afetŭ) m

(biblical) Japheth
- 1377, Dmitry of Suzdal, Laurentian Codex‎, page 1:
  по потопѣ. первиє снве ноєви раꙁдѣлиша ꙁємлю. симъ. хамъ. афєтъ.
  po potopě. pervie snve noevi razděliša zemlju. simŭ. xamŭ. afetŭ.
  After the Flood, the first sons of Noah divided the earth: Shem, Ham and Japheth.

Declension

Declension of Афетъ (u-stem)

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	Афетъ Afetŭ	— —	— —
Genitive	Афету, Афета Afetu, Afeta	— —	— —
Dative	Афетови, Афету Afetovi, Afetu	— —	— —
Accusative	Афетъ, Афета Afetŭ, Afeta	— —	— —
Instrumental	Афетъмь Afetŭmĭ	— —	— —
Locative	Афету Afetu	— —	— —
Vocative	Афету Afetu	— —	— —

See also

Симъ (Simŭ, “Shem”), Хамъ (Xamŭ, “Ham”)

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