Ῥήβας

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *h₁réyp-eh₂ (“steep slope”). Compare Latin rīpa (“bank, shore”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /r̥ɛ̌ː.baːs/ → /ˈri.βas/ → /ˈri.vas/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /r̥ɛ̌ː.baːs/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈre̝.bas/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈri.βas/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈri.vas/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈri.vas/

Proper noun

Ῥήβᾱς • (Rhḗbās) m (genitive Ῥήβου); first declension

1. river Rhebas, Bithynia, Turkey

Inflection

First declension of ὁ Ῥήβᾱς; τοῦ Ῥήβου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Ῥήβᾱς ho Rhḗbās
Genitive	τοῦ Ῥήβου toû Rhḗbou
Dative	τῷ Ῥήβᾳ tôi Rhḗbāi
Accusative	τὸν Ῥήβᾱν tòn Rhḗbān
Vocative	Ῥήβᾱ Rhḗbā
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• → Latin: Rhēbās
• → Turkish: Riva