Κτησιφῶν
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Ancient Greek
Etymology
The name of the city was borrowed from Manichaean Middle Persian 𐫤𐫏𐫘𐫛𐫇𐫗 (tyspwn /Tīsfōn/, /Tēsifōn/). The spelling reflects a folk etymology from the personal name, which is from κτᾰ́ομαι (ktáomai, “to acquire”) + φωνή (phōnḗ, “voice”).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /ktɛː.si.pʰɔ̂ːn/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /kte̝.siˈpʰon/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /kti.siˈɸon/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /kti.siˈfon/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /kti.siˈfon/
Proper noun
Κτησῐφῶν • (Ktēsiphôn) m (genitive Κτησῐφῶντος); third declension
- a male given name: Ctesiphon
- Ctesiphon, an ancient city
Inflection
| Case / # | Singular | ||||||||||||
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| Nominative | ὁ Κτησῐφῶν ho Ktēsiphôn | ||||||||||||
| Genitive | τοῦ Κτησῐφῶντος toû Ktēsiphôntos | ||||||||||||
| Dative | τῷ Κτησῐφῶντῐ tôi Ktēsiphônti | ||||||||||||
| Accusative | τὸν Κτησῐφῶντᾰ tòn Ktēsiphônta | ||||||||||||
| Vocative | Κτησῐφῶν Ktēsiphôn | ||||||||||||
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Descendants
- Greek: Κτησιφών (Ktisifón), Κτησιφώντας (Ktisifóntas)
- Latin: Ctēsiphōn
- Aramaic:
- Classical Syriac: ܩܛܝܣܦܘܢ (Qṭēsfōn)
- Arabic: قُطَيْسَفُون (quṭaysafūn)
References
- Κτησιφῶν in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,007