Ἀντικύθηρα
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Ancient Greek
Etymology
From ᾰ̓ντῐ- (anti-, “not”) + Κῠ́θηρᾰ (Kúthēra, “Cythera, Kythira”), so named because the island is near Kythira's location but it is not Kythira.
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /an.ti.ký.tʰɛː.ra/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /an.tiˈky.tʰe̝.ra/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /an.tiˈcy.θi.ra/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /an.tiˈcy.θi.ra/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /an.diˈci.θi.ra/
Proper noun
Ἀντῐκῠ́θηρᾰ • (Antikúthēra) n (genitive Ἀντῐκῠθήρων); second declension
- Anticythera, Antikythera or Antikythira, a smaller island near Cythera/Kythira
Inflection
| Case / # | Plural | ||||||||||||
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| Nominative | τᾰ̀ Ἀντῐκῠ́θηρᾰ tà Antikúthēra | ||||||||||||
| Genitive | τῶν Ἀντῐκῠθήρων tôn Antikuthḗrōn | ||||||||||||
| Dative | τοῖς Ἀντῐκῠθήροις toîs Antikuthḗrois | ||||||||||||
| Accusative | τᾰ̀ Ἀντῐκῠ́θηρᾰ tà Antikúthēra | ||||||||||||
| Vocative | Ἀντῐκῠ́θηρᾰ Antikúthēra | ||||||||||||
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Descendants
- Greek: Αντικύθηρα (Antikýthira)
- Latin: Anticythēra