κάψα

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin capsa (“case, box”).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

κάψα • (kápsa) f (genitive κάψης); first declension

  1. basket, case

Declension

First declension of ἡ κᾰ́ψᾰ; τῆς κᾰ́ψης (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ κᾰ́ψᾰ
hē kắpsă 		τὼ κᾰ́ψᾱ
tṑ kắpsā 		αἱ κᾰ́ψαι
hai kắpsai
Genitive τῆς κᾰ́ψης
tês kắpsēs 		τοῖν κᾰ́ψαιν
toîn kắpsain 		τῶν κᾰψῶν
tôn kăpsôn
Dative τῇ κᾰ́ψῃ
tēî kắpsēi 		τοῖν κᾰ́ψαιν
toîn kắpsain 		ταῖς κᾰ́ψαις
taîs kắpsais
Accusative τὴν κᾰ́ψᾰν
tḕn kắpsăn 		τὼ κᾰ́ψᾱ
tṑ kắpsā 		τᾱ̀ς κᾰ́ψᾱς
tā̀s kắpsās
Vocative κᾰ́ψᾰ
kắpsă 		κᾰ́ψᾱ
kắpsā 		κᾰ́ψαι
kắpsai
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

  • καψάκης (kapsákēs)

Descendants

  • Greek: κάψα (kápsa, “capsule”)
  • → Aramaic: קפסא
  • → Classical Syriac: ܩܰܦܣܳܐ (qap̄sā) (see there for further descendants)

Further reading

  • κάψα in Pape, Wilhelm (1914), Max Sengebusch, editor, Handwörterbuch der griechischen Sprache‎[1] (in German), 3rd edition, Braunschweig: Friedrich Vieweg und Sohn
  • Sophocles, Evangelinos Apostolides (1900), “κάψα”, in Greek Lexicon of the Roman and Byzantine Periods (from B. C. 146 to A. D. 1100), New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, page 656

Greek

Etymology 1

    From καίω (kaío, “to burn”).

    Noun

    κάψα • (kápsa) f (plural κάψες)

    1. excessive heat
    2. (figuratively) intense desire
    3. (figuratively, mostly plural) intense sexual desire
    Declension
    Declension of κάψα
    singular plural
    nominative κάψα (kápsa) κάψες (kápses)
    genitive κάψας (kápsas) —
    accusative κάψα (kápsa) κάψες (kápses)
    vocative κάψα (kápsa) κάψες (kápses)

    Etymology 2

      From Ancient Greek κάψα (kápsa), from Latin capsa (“case, box”).

      Noun

      κάψα • (kápsa) f (plural κάψες)

      1. capsule
        1. (physiology) membranous envelope
        2. (botany) type of simple, dehiscent, dry fruit
        3. (microbiology) sporangium
        4. (pharmacy) small case of gelatine containing a dose of medicine
      2. button microphone
      3. (laboratory) fire resistant container
      Declension
      Declension of κάψα
      singular plural
      nominative κάψα (kápsa) κάψες (kápses)
      genitive κάψας (kápsas) —
      accusative κάψα (kápsa) κάψες (kápses)
      vocative κάψα (kápsa) κάψες (kápses)
      Synonyms
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