Ἀλεξανδρέττα
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Ancient Greek
Etymology
From Latin Alexandretta, from Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros, “Alexander”).
Pronunciation
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /a.lek.sanˈdret.ta/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /a.lek.sanˈdre.ta/
Proper noun
Ἀλεξανδρέττα • (Alexandrétta) f (genitive Ἀλεξανδρέττας); first declension
- (Byzantine) Alexandretta; Iskenderun, Turkey
Inflection
| Case / # | Singular | ||||||||||||
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| Nominative | ἡ Ἀλεξανδρέττᾱ hē Alexandréttā | ||||||||||||
| Genitive | τῆς Ἀλεξανδρέττᾱς tês Alexandréttās | ||||||||||||
| Dative | τῇ Ἀλεξανδρέττᾳ têi Alexandréttāi | ||||||||||||
| Accusative | τὴν Ἀλεξανδρέττᾱν tḕn Alexandréttān | ||||||||||||
| Vocative | Ἀλεξανδρέττᾱ Alexandréttā | ||||||||||||
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Descendants
- Arabic: الْإِسْكَنْدَرُون (al-ʔiskandarūn)
- English: Alexandretta, Scanderoon, İskenderun
- Greek: Αλεξανδρέττα (Alexandrétta)
- Turkish: İskenderun