γέφυρα

Ancient Greek

Unknown. Compare Old Armenian կամուրջ (kamurǰ, “bridge”) and Hattic [script needed] (hammuruwa). Beekes argues for a Pre-Greek origin.

γέφῡρᾰ • (géphūra) f (genitive γεφῡ́ρᾱς); first declension

First declension of ἡ γέφῡρᾰ; τῆς γεφῡ́ρᾱς (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ γέφῡρᾰ hē géphūra	τὼ γεφῡ́ρᾱ tṑ gephū́rā	αἱ γέφῡραι hai géphūrai
Genitive	τῆς γεφῡ́ρᾱς tês gephū́rās	τοῖν γεφῡ́ραιν toîn gephū́rain	τῶν γεφῡρῶν tôn gephūrôn
Dative	τῇ γεφῡ́ρᾳ têi gephū́rāi	τοῖν γεφῡ́ραιν toîn gephū́rain	ταῖς γεφῡ́ραις taîs gephū́rais
Accusative	τὴν γέφῡρᾰν tḕn géphūran	τὼ γεφῡ́ρᾱ tṑ gephū́rā	τᾱ̀ς γεφῡ́ρᾱς tā̀s gephū́rās
Vocative	γέφῡρᾰ géphūra	γεφῡ́ρᾱ gephū́rā	γέφῡραι géphūrai
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

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γέφυρα in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
γέφυρα in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
γέφυρα in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
γέφυρα in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
γέφυρα in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2018)
γέφυρα in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
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- bridge idem, page 98.
- pontoon idem, page 626.
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γέφυρα • (géfyra) f (plural γέφυρες)

declension of γέφυρα

Terms derived from γέφυρα (géfyra)