Φώκαια
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Ancient Greek
Etymology
Possibly from Φωκίς (Phōkís, “Phocis”), the region that the settlers of Phocaea supposedly came from; ultimately from φώκη (phṓkē, “seal ”).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /pʰɔ̌ː.kai̯.a/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ˈpʰo.kɛ.a/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ˈɸo.cɛ.a/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ˈfo.ce.a/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ˈfo.ce.a/
Proper noun
Φώκαιᾰ • (Phṓkaia) f (genitive Φωκαίᾱς); first declension
Inflection
| Case / # | Singular | ||||||||||||
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| Nominative | ἡ Φώκαιᾰ hē Phṓkaia | ||||||||||||
| Genitive | τῆς Φωκαίᾱς tês Phōkaíās | ||||||||||||
| Dative | τῇ Φωκαίᾳ têi Phōkaíāi | ||||||||||||
| Accusative | τὴν Φώκαιᾰν tḕn Phṓkaian | ||||||||||||
| Vocative | Φώκαιᾰ Phṓkaia | ||||||||||||
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Derived terms
Related terms
Descendants
- Greek: Φώκαια (Fókaia)
- → German: Phokaia
- → Latin: Phōcaea
- Ottoman Turkish: فوچه (Foça)
- Turkish: Foça
- Turkish: Phokaia