ὄππα

Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /óp.pa/ → /ˈop.pa/ → /ˈo.pa/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /óp.pa/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈop.pa/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈop.pa/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈop.pa/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈo.pa/

Noun

ὄππᾰ • (óppa) n (genitive ὄππᾰτος); third declension

1. (Aeolic) Alternative form of ὄμμᾰ (ómma), with progressive assimilation.
   • 630 BCE – 570 BCE, Sappho, Collected Works 2.11–12:

     ὀππάτεσσι δ’ οὖδεν ὄρημ’, ἐπιρρόμβεισι δ’ ἄκουαι,

     oppátessi d’ oûden órēm’, epirrhómbeisi d’ ákouai,

     There is no seeing with the eyes, and the ears are buzzing

Declension

Third declension of τὸ ὄππᾰ; τοῦ ὄππᾰτος (Aeolic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	τὸ ὄππᾰ tò óppa	τὼ ὄππᾰτε tṑ óppate	τᾰ̀ ὄππᾰτᾰ tà óppata
Genitive	τοῦ ὄππᾰτος toû óppatos	τοῖν ὀππᾰ́τοιν toîn oppátoin	τῶν ὀππᾰ́των tôn oppátōn
Dative	τῷ ὄππᾰτῐ tôi óppati	τοῖν ὀππᾰ́τοιν toîn oppátoin	τοῖς ὀππᾰ́τεσσῐ toîs oppátessi
Accusative	τὸ ὄππᾰ tò óppa	τὼ ὄππᾰτε tṑ óppate	τᾰ̀ ὄππᾰτᾰ tà óppata
Vocative	ὄππᾰ óppa	ὄππᾰτε óppate	ὄππᾰτᾰ óppata
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

References

• “ὀππάτεσσι”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press