Furnée connects this word with ἀφία (aphía, “lesser celandine”). The suffix -ισσ- (-iss-) suggests a Pre-Greek word.
ἄφρισσᾰ • (áphrissa) f (genitive ἀφρίσσης); first declension
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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| Nominative | ἡ ἄφρισσᾰ hē áphrissa |
τὼ ἀφρίσσᾱ tṑ aphríssā |
αἱ ἄφρισσαι hai áphrissai | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τῆς ἀφρίσσης tês aphríssēs |
τοῖν ἀφρίσσαιν toîn aphríssain |
τῶν ἀφρισσῶν tôn aphrissôn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῇ ἀφρίσσῃ têi aphríssēi |
τοῖν ἀφρίσσαιν toîn aphríssain |
ταῖς ἀφρίσσαις taîs aphríssais | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὴν ἄφρισσᾰν tḕn áphrissan |
τὼ ἀφρίσσᾱ tṑ aphríssā |
τᾱ̀ς ἀφρίσσᾱς tā̀s aphríssās | ||||||||||
| Vocative | ἄφρισσᾰ áphrissa |
ἀφρίσσᾱ aphríssā |
ἄφρισσαι áphrissai | ||||||||||
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