σηπία in Ancient Greek

IPA: /sɛː.pí.aː/, /siˈpi.a/, /siˈpi.a/, /sɛː.pí.aː/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /se̝ˈpi.a/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /siˈpi.a/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /siˈpi.a/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /siˈpi.a/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan) [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: A connection with σήπω (sḗpō, “to rot”) is semantically possible but formally problematic. However, it may be more likely that the word is of Pre-Greek origin. Etymology templates: {{der|grc|qsb-grc|-}} Pre-Greek Head templates: {{grc-noun|σηπίᾱς|f|first|head=σηπίᾱ}} σηπίᾱ • (sēpíā) f (genitive σηπίᾱς); first declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|σηπίᾱ|ᾱς}} Forms: σηπίᾱ [canonical], sēpíā [romanization], σηπίᾱς [genitive], Attic declension-1 [table-tags], ἡ σηπίᾱ [nominative, singular], σηπίᾱ [dual, nominative], αἱ σηπίαι [nominative, plural], τῆς σηπίᾱς [genitive, singular], σηπίαιν [dual, genitive], σηπιῶν [genitive, plural], τῇ σηπίᾳ [dative, singular], σηπίαιν [dative, dual], ταῖς σηπίαις [dative, plural], τὴν σηπίᾱν [accusative, singular], σηπίᾱ [accusative, dual], τᾱ̀ς σηπίᾱς [accusative, plural], σηπίᾱ [singular, vocative], σηπίᾱ [dual, vocative], σηπίαι [plural, vocative], σηπίη [alternative, Ionic]

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    },
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    },
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      "ipa": "/se̝ˈpi.a/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
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      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
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      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/siˈpi.a/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
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}

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    },
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      "ipa": "/siˈpi.a/"
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      "ipa": "/siˈpi.a/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/sɛː.pí.aː/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
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      "ipa": "/se̝ˈpi.a/",
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      "ipa": "/siˈpi.a/",
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}

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"σηπία" meaning in Ancient Greek

Noun