Πασιφάη

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • *Πᾱῐ̔φᾰ́ᾱ (*Pāhĭphắā) — Laconian
  • Πᾱῐ̔φᾱ (Pāhĭphā) — Laconian, contracted

Etymology

From πᾶσῐ (pâsĭ, “to all”) +‎ φᾰ́ος (phắos, “light”) +‎ -η (-ē).

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Πᾱσῐφᾰ́η • (Pāsĭphắē) f (genitive Πᾱσῐφᾰ́ης); first declension

  1. Pasiphae

Inflection

First declension of ἡ Πᾱῐ̔φᾰ́η; τῆς Πᾱῐ̔φᾰ́ης (Attic)
Case / # Singular
Nominative ἡ Πᾱῐ̔φᾰ́η
hē Pāhĭphắē
Genitive τῆς Πᾱῐ̔φᾰ́ης
tês Pāhĭphắēs
Dative τῇ Πᾱῐ̔φᾰ́ῃ
tēî Pāhĭphắēi
Accusative τὴν Πᾱῐ̔φᾰ́ην
tḕn Pāhĭphắēn
Vocative Πᾱῐ̔φᾰ́η
Pāhĭphắē
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.
First declension of ᾱ̔ Πᾱῐ̔φᾰ́ᾱ; τᾶς Πᾱῐ̔φᾰ́ᾱς (Laconian)
Case / # Singular
Nominative ᾱ̔ Πᾱῐ̔φᾰ́ᾱ
hā Pāhĭphắā
Genitive τᾶς Πᾱῐ̔φᾰ́ᾱς
tâs Pāhĭphắās
Dative τᾷ Πᾱῐ̔φᾰ́ᾳ
tāî Pāhĭphắāi
Accusative τᾱ̀ν Πᾱῐ̔φᾰ́ᾱν
tā̀n Pāhĭphắān
Vocative Πᾱῐ̔φᾰ́ᾱ
Pāhĭphắā
Notes:
  • Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Descendants

  • English: Pasiphae
  • Greek: Πασιφάη (Pasifái)
  • Latin: Pasiphaē

References

  • Woodhouse, S. C. (1910), English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,020
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