Κυρηναϊκή
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Ancient Greek
Etymology
From Κῡρηνᾰῐ̈κός (Kūrēnaïkós, “Cyrenean, adj.”) + -ή (-ḗ, “-a: forming feminine nouns”), from Κῡρηναῖος (Kūrēnaîos, “Cyrenean, n.”) + -ικός (-ikós, “-ic: forming adjectives”), from Κυρήνη (Kurḗnē, “Cyrene”) + -ιος (-ios, “-y: forming demonyms”), q.v.
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /kyː.rɛː.na.i.kɛ̌ː/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ky.re̝.na.iˈke̝/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /cy.ri.na.iˈci/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /cy.ri.na.iˈci/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ci.ri.na.iˈci/
Proper noun
Κῡρηνᾰῐ̈κή • (Kūrēnaïkḗ) f (genitive Κῡρηνᾰῐ̈κῆς); first declension
- Cyrenaica, a province of the Roman Empire
Inflection
| Case / # | Singular | ||||||||||||
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| Nominative | ἡ Κῡρηνᾰῐ̈κή hē Kūrēnaïkḗ | ||||||||||||
| Genitive | τῆς Κῡρηνᾰῐ̈κῆς tês Kūrēnaïkês | ||||||||||||
| Dative | τῇ Κῡρηνᾰῐ̈κῇ têi Kūrēnaïkêi | ||||||||||||
| Accusative | τὴν Κῡρηνᾰῐ̈κήν tḕn Kūrēnaïkḗn | ||||||||||||
| Vocative | Κῡρηνᾰῐ̈κή Kūrēnaïkḗ | ||||||||||||
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