Γραῖα
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Ancient Greek
Etymology
A name meaning "grey", from Proto-Indo-European *ǵerh₂- (“to grow old”).[1]
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /ɡrâi̯.a/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ˈɡrɛ.a/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ˈɣrɛ.a/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ˈɣre.a/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ˈɣre.a/
Proper noun
Γραῖᾰ • (Graîă) f (genitive Γραίᾱς); first declension
Inflection
Descendants
- Latin: Graea
References
- Γραῖα in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)
- ^ R. S. P. Beekes, Etymological Dictionary of Greek, Brill, 2009, p. 267.