σμύρνα

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Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

According to Beekes, probably from the city of Σμύρνα (Smúrna, “Izmir”), itself apparently of unknown origin, and not a by-form of μύρρα (múrrha, “myrrh”).[1]

Pronunciation

 

Noun

σμῠ́ρνᾰ • (smúrna) f (genitive σμῠ́ρνης); first declension

  1. myrrh, the gum of Commiphora myrrha
    Synonym: μύρρα (múrrha)
  2. Indian bdellium, false myrrh, the resin of Commiphora wightii

Inflection

First declension of ἡ σμῠ́ρνᾰ; τῆς σμῠ́ρνης (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ σμῠ́ρνᾰ
hē smúrna 		τὼ σμῠ́ρνᾱ
tṑ smúrnā 		αἱ σμῠ́ρναι
hai smúrnai
Genitive τῆς σμῠ́ρνης
tês smúrnēs 		τοῖν σμῠ́ρναιν
toîn smúrnain 		τῶν σμῠρνῶν
tôn smurnôn
Dative τῇ σμῠ́ρνῃ
têi smúrnēi 		τοῖν σμῠ́ρναιν
toîn smúrnain 		ταῖς σμῠ́ρναις
taîs smúrnais
Accusative τὴν σμῠ́ρνᾰν
tḕn smúrnan 		τὼ σμῠ́ρνᾱ
tṑ smúrnā 		τᾱ̀ς σμῠ́ρνᾱς
tā̀s smúrnās
Vocative σμῠ́ρνᾰ
smúrna 		σμῠ́ρνᾱ
smúrnā 		σμῠ́ρναι
smúrnai
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References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “σμύρνη”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1370

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