Λυδία
Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word Λυδία. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word Λυδία, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say Λυδία in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word Λυδία you have here. The definition of the word Λυδία will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofΛυδία, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From Λῡδός (Lūdós, “Lydus”) + -ῐ́ᾱ (-íā).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /lyː.dí.aː/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /lyˈdi.a/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /lyˈði.a/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /lyˈði.a/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /liˈði.a/
Proper noun
Λῡδῐ́ᾱ • (Lūdíā) f (genitive Λῡδῐ́ᾱς); first declension
Inflection
Descendants
- Greek: Λυδία f (Lydía)
Further reading
References
- “Λυδία”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “Λυδία”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- G3070 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,016
Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Λυδία (Ludía, “beauty, beautiful, noble one”).
Proper noun
Λυδία • (Lydía) f
- a female given name, equivalent to English Lydia
- Lydia (name of region)
Declension
Λυδία
| case \ number | singular |
|---|---|
| nominative | Λυδία • |
| genitive | Λυδίας • |
| accusative | Λυδία • |
| vocative | Λυδία • |
Related terms
- λυδικός (lydikós, “Lydian”)
Further reading
Λυδία on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el