aphya

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Latin

Alternative forms

aphyē, apua

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀφύη (aphúē).

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈa.pʰy.a/,
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈa.fi.a/,

Noun

aphya f (genitive aphyae); first declension

A kind of small fish, maybe the anchovy

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	aphya	aphyae
Genitive	aphyae	aphyārum
Dative	aphyae	aphyīs
Accusative	aphyam	aphyās
Ablative	aphyā	aphyīs
Vocative	aphya	aphyae

References

“aphya”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
aphya in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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