κάπετος in Ancient Greek

IPA: /ká.pe.tos/, /ˈka.pe.tos/, /ˈka.pe.tos/, /ká.pe.tos/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈka.pe.tos/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈka.pe.tos/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈka.pe.tos/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈka.pe.tos/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan) [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: Traditionally derived from σκάπτω (skáptō, “to dig”). However, Beekes suggests a Pre-Greek origin. Etymology templates: {{der|grc|qsb-grc|-}} Pre-Greek Head templates: {{grc-noun|κᾰ́πετος|κᾰπέτου|f|second}} κᾰ́πετος • (kắpetos) f (genitive κᾰπέτου); second declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|κᾰ́πετος|ου|form=F}} Forms: κᾰ́πετος [canonical], kắpetos [romanization], κᾰπέτου [genitive], Attic declension-2 [table-tags], ἡ κᾰ́πετος [nominative, singular], κᾰπέτω [dual, nominative], αἱ κᾰ́πετοι [nominative, plural], τῆς κᾰπέτου [genitive, singular], κᾰπέτοιν [dual, genitive], κᾰπέτων [genitive, plural], τῇ κᾰπέτῳ [dative, singular], κᾰπέτοιν [dative, dual], ταῖς κᾰπέτοις [dative, plural], τὴν κᾰ́πετον [accusative, singular], κᾰπέτω [accusative, dual], τᾱ̀ς κᾰπέτους [accusative, plural], κᾰ́πετε [singular, vocative], κᾰπέτω [dual, vocative], κᾰ́πετοι [plural, vocative], σκᾰ́πετος [alternative]

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"κάπετος" meaning in Ancient Greek

Noun