Νέφθυς

Ancient Greek

Νέφθυς

Etymology

Borrowed from Egyptian nbt-ḥwt,

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /népʰ.tʰys/ → /ˈneɸ.θys/ → /ˈnef.θis/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /népʰ.tʰys/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈnepʰ.tʰys/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈneɸ.θys/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈnef.θys/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈnef.θis/

Proper noun

Νέφθυς • (Néphthus) f (genitive Νέφθῠος); third declension

1. Nephthys

Inflection

Third declension of ἡ Νέφθῠς; τῆς Νέφθῠος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ἡ Νέφθῠς hē Néphthus
Genitive	τῆς Νέφθῠος tês Néphthuos
Dative	τῇ Νέφθῠῐ̈ / Νέφθυι têi Néphthuï / Néphthui
Accusative	τὴν Νέφθῠν tḕn Néphthun
Vocative	Νέφθῠ Néphthu
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• → English: Nephthys