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ῥαφανίς

ῥαφανίς

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • ῥεφανίς (rhephanís) later

Noun

ῥᾰφᾰνῑ́ς (rhaphanī́s) f (genitive ῥᾰφᾰνῖδος); third declension

  1. radish, Raphanus sativus
  2. (with ἀγρία) Raphanus raphanistrum

Usage notes

All sources point to the final iota being long but Athenaeus, Deipnosophistae 2.56e claims that a short iota is common.

Declension

Synonyms

  • ῥᾰ́φᾰνος (rháphanos)

Related terms

  • ῥᾰ́φᾰνος (rháphanos)
  • ῥᾰφᾰ́νη (rhaphánē)

Derived terms

  • ῥᾰφᾰνῑ́δῐον (rhaphanī́dion)
  • ῥᾰφᾰνῑδόω (rhaphanīdóō)
  • ῥᾰφᾰνῑδώδης (rhaphanīdṓdēs)
  • ῥᾰφᾰνῖτῐς (rhaphanîtis) (perhaps)

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