κάμπη

See also: καμπή

Ancient Greek

Pronunciation
 

Etymology 1

From the Proto-Indo-European *kh₂emp-, from *kh₂em- (“bend”, “curve”).

Noun

κάμπη • (kámpē) f (genitive κάμπης); first declension

  1. caterpillar
  2. silkworm
  3. an eruciform ornament
  4. a fabled Indian monster
Declension
First declension of ἡ κάμπη; τῆς κάμπης (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ κάμπη
hē kámpē		 τὼ κάμπᾱ
tṑ kámpā		 αἱ κάμπαι
hai kámpai
Genitive τῆς κάμπης
tês kámpēs		 τοῖν κάμπαιν
toîn kámpain		 τῶν καμπῶν
tôn kampôn
Dative τῇ κάμπῃ
têi kámpēi		 τοῖν κάμπαιν
toîn kámpain		 ταῖς κάμπαις
taîs kámpais
Accusative τὴν κάμπην
tḕn kámpēn		 τὼ κάμπᾱ
tṑ kámpā		 τᾱ̀ς κάμπᾱς
tā̀s kámpās
Vocative κάμπη
kámpē		 κάμπᾱ
kámpā		 κάμπαι
kámpai
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.
Descendants
  • Sicilian: campa

Further reading

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

κάμπη • (kámpē)

  1. nominative/vocative/accusative plural contracted of κάμπος (kámpos, “sea monster”)

Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek κάμπη (kámpē).

Noun

κάμπη • (kámpi) f (plural κάμπες)

  1. (formal) caterpillar

Declension
declension of κάμπη
case     \     number singular plural
nominative κάμπη • κάμπες •
genitive κάμπης • καμπών •
accusative κάμπη • κάμπες •
vocative κάμπη • κάμπες •

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Further reading
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