νάφθα

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • ἄφθᾱς (áphthās), νᾰ́φθᾱς (nắphthās)

Etymology

    Borrowed from Old Persian *naftah (“petroleum”).[1]

    Pronunciation

     

    Noun

    νᾰ́φθᾰ • (nắphthă) f (genitive νᾰ́φθης); first declension
    νᾰ́φθᾰ • (nắphthă) n (indeclinable)

    1. naphtha, naturally occurring liquid petroleum

    Declension

    First declension of ἡ νᾰ́φθᾰ; τῆς νᾰ́φθης (Attic)
    Case / # Singular
    Nominative ἡ νᾰ́φθᾰ
    hē nắphthă
    Genitive τῆς νᾰ́φθης
    tês nắphthēs
    Dative τῇ νᾰ́φθῃ
    tēî nắphthēi
    Accusative τὴν νᾰ́φθᾰν
    tḕn nắphthăn
    Vocative νᾰ́φθᾰ
    nắphthă
    Notes:
    • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.
    Declension of τὸ νᾰ́φθᾰ; τοῦ νᾰ́φθᾰ (Attic)
    Case / # Singular
    Nominative τὸ νᾰ́φθᾰ
    tò nắphthă
    Genitive τοῦ νᾰ́φθᾰ
    toû nắphthă
    Dative τῷ νᾰ́φθᾰ
    tōî nắphthă
    Accusative τὸ νᾰ́φθᾰ
    tò nắphthă
    Vocative νᾰ́φθᾰ
    nắphthă
    Notes:
    • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

    Derived terms

    • νᾰφθώδης (năphthṓdēs)

    Descendants

    • → Greek: νάφθα (náftha) (learned)
    • → Latin: naphtha (see there for further descendants)

    References

    1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “νάφθα”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1000

    Further reading

    Greek

    Etymology

    Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek νάφθα (náphtha). Doublet of νέφτι (néfti).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈna.fθa/
    • Hyphenation: νά‧φθα

    Noun

    νάφθα • (náftha) f (plural νάφθες)

    1. (chemistry) naphtha (variable mixture of liquid hydrocarbons with boiling point of 35–200 °C)

    Declension

    Declension of νάφθα
    singular plural
    nominative νάφθα (náftha) νάφθες (náfthes)
    genitive νάφθας (náfthas) ναφθών (nafthón)
    accusative νάφθα (náftha) νάφθες (náfthes)
    vocative νάφθα (náftha) νάφθες (náfthes)

    Coordinate terms

    • βενζίνη f (venzíni, “petrol”)
    • κηροζίνη f (kirozíni, “kerosene”)
    • λιθανθρακόπισσα f (lithanthrakópissa, “mineral tar”)
    • παραφίνη f (parafíni, “paraffin, alkane”)
    • πετρέλαιο f (petrélaio, “petroleum”)
    • πίσσα f (píssa, “tar”)

    References

    Further reading

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