Ἔννα
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Ancient Greek
Etymology
Unknown. May be from Pre-Greek, Sicanian, or Sicel; if through an Italic language, the initial Ἔ could reflect Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰ, possibly Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰéyōm (“winter”).[1]
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /én.na/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ˈen.na/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ˈen.na/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ˈen.na/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ˈe.na/
Proper noun
Ἔννᾰ • (Énna) f (genitive Ἔννης); first declension
Inflection
Derived terms
- Ἐνναῖος (Ennaîos)
Descendants
References
- ^ DNGI: Dizionario dei nomi geografici italiani, TEA, Torino 1992, p. 188
Further reading
- Ἔννα in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)