νυμφαῖος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From νύμφη (númphē) +‎ -αῖος (-aîos).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /nym.pʰâi̯.os/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /nymˈpʰɛ.os/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /nymˈɸɛ.os/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /nymˈfe.os/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /nimˈfe.os/

Adjective

νῠμφαῖος • (nŭmphaîos) m (feminine νῠμφαίᾱ or νῠμφᾰ́ς, neuter νῠμφαῖον); first/second declension

sacred to the nymphs

Declension

The feminine is usually the regular first-declension form νῠμφαίᾱ (nŭmphaíā) / νῠμφαίᾱς (nŭmphaíās), but occasionally takes the irregular third-declension form νῠμφᾰ́ς (nŭmphắs) / νῠμφᾰ́δος (nŭmphắdos).

First and second declension of νῠμφαῖος; νῠμφαίᾱ / νῠμφᾰ́ς; νῠμφαῖον (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	νῠμφαῖος nŭmphaîos	νῠμφαίᾱ νῠμφᾰ́ς nŭmphaíā nŭmphắs	νῠμφαῖον nŭmphaîon	νῠμφαίω nŭmphaíō	νῠμφαίᾱ νῠμφᾰ́δε nŭmphaíā nŭmphắde	νῠμφαίω nŭmphaíō	νῠμφαῖοι nŭmphaîoi	νῠμφαῖαι νῠμφᾰ́δες nŭmphaîai nŭmphắdes	νῠμφαῖᾰ nŭmphaîă
Genitive	νῠμφαίου nŭmphaíou	νῠμφαίᾱς νῠμφᾰ́δος nŭmphaíās nŭmphắdos	νῠμφαίου nŭmphaíou	νῠμφαίοιν nŭmphaíoin	νῠμφαίαιν νῠμφᾰ́δοιν nŭmphaíain nŭmphắdoin	νῠμφαίοιν nŭmphaíoin	νῠμφαίων nŭmphaíōn	νῠμφαίων νῠμφᾰ́δων nŭmphaíōn nŭmphắdōn	νῠμφαίων nŭmphaíōn
Dative	νῠμφαίῳ nŭmphaíōi	νῠμφαίᾳ νῠμφᾰ́δῐ nŭmphaíāi nŭmphắdĭ	νῠμφαίῳ nŭmphaíōi	νῠμφαίοιν nŭmphaíoin	νῠμφαίαιν νῠμφᾰ́δοιν nŭmphaíain nŭmphắdoin	νῠμφαίοιν nŭmphaíoin	νῠμφαίοις nŭmphaíois	νῠμφαίαις νῠμφᾰ́σῐ νῠμφᾰ́σῐν nŭmphaíais nŭmphắsĭ(n)	νῠμφαίοις nŭmphaíois
Accusative	νῠμφαῖον nŭmphaîon	νῠμφαίᾱν νῠμφᾰ́δᾰ nŭmphaíān nŭmphắdă	νῠμφαῖον nŭmphaîon	νῠμφαίω nŭmphaíō	νῠμφαίᾱ νῠμφᾰ́δε nŭmphaíā nŭmphắde	νῠμφαίω nŭmphaíō	νῠμφαίους nŭmphaíous	νῠμφαίᾱς νῠμφᾰ́δᾰς nŭmphaíās nŭmphắdăs	νῠμφαῖᾰ nŭmphaîă
Vocative	νῠμφαῖε nŭmphaîe	νῠμφαίᾱ νῠμφᾰ́ς nŭmphaíā nŭmphắs	νῠμφαῖον nŭmphaîon	νῠμφαίω nŭmphaíō	νῠμφαίᾱ νῠμφᾰ́δε nŭmphaíā nŭmphắde	νῠμφαίω nŭmphaíō	νῠμφαῖοι nŭmphaîoi	νῠμφαῖαι νῠμφᾰ́δες nŭmphaîai nŭmphắdes	νῠμφαῖᾰ nŭmphaîă
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

νῠμφαίᾱ (nŭmphaíā)
νῠμφαῖον (nŭmphaîon)