Ἄβιλα
Ancient Greek edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Semitic *ʾabal- (“verdant growth”), compare Hebrew אָבֵל (ʾāḇēl, “meadow”) and Arabic أَبَلَ (ʔabala, “to grow green”).
Pronunciation edit
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ˈa.bi.la/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ˈa.βi.la/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ˈa.vi.la/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ˈa.vi.la/
Proper noun edit
Ἄβιλα • (Ábila) n (genitive Ἄβίλων); second declension
Inflection edit
Derived terms edit
- Ἀβιληνή (Abilēnḗ)
Descendants edit
- Latin: Abila
References edit
- Ἄβιλα in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette