Ancient Greek

Noun

βαφή • ‎(baphḗ) f ‎(genitive βαφῆς); first declension

1. a dipping
2. the temper of a blade
3. dye

Inflection

References

• βαφή in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• βαφή in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• «βαφή» in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• «βαφή» in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (© 2006–2016)
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English-Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • colouring idem, page 144.
  • dip idem, page 225.
  • dye idem, page 257.
  • dyeing idem, page 257.
  • immersion idem, page 418.
  • stain idem, page 809.
  • submersion idem, page 831.

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek βαφή ‎(baphḗ).

Noun

βαφή • ‎(vafí) f

1. dyeing
2. dye

Declension

Synonyms

• (dyeing): βάψιμο m ‎(vápsimo)
• (dye): μπογιά f ‎(bogiá)

Related terms

• εφ' όρου ζωής ‎(ef' órou zoís)