Greek

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Etymology

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Inherited from Ancient Greek Ἥφαιστος (Hḗphaistos), of Pre-Greek origin, and therefore of unknown ultimate meaning.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈi.fe.stos/
  • Hyphenation: Ή‧φαι‧στος

Proper noun

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Ήφαιστος (Ífaistosm

  1. (Greek mythology) Hephaestus (Greek god of fire and technology)

Declension

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Declension of Ήφαιστος
singular
nominative Ήφαιστος (Ífaistos)
genitive Ηφαίστου (Ifaístou)
accusative Ήφαιστο (Ífaisto)
vocative Ήφαιστε (Ífaiste)

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