Βάκτρα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

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Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /bák.tra/ → /ˈβak.tra/ → /ˈvak.tra/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /bák.tra/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈbak.tra/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈβak.tra/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈvak.tra/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈvak.tra/

Proper noun

Βάκτρᾰ • (Báktra) n (genitive Βάκτρων); second declension

1. Bactra, Balkh (a town in Afghanistan)

Inflection

Second declension of τᾰ̀ Βᾰ́κτρᾰ; τῶν Βᾰ́κτρων (Attic)

Case / #	Plural
Nominative	τᾰ̀ Βᾰ́κτρᾰ tà Báktra
Genitive	τῶν Βᾰ́κτρων tôn Báktrōn
Dative	τοῖς Βᾰ́κτροις toîs Báktrois
Accusative	τᾰ̀ Βᾰ́κτρᾰ tà Báktra
Vocative	Βᾰ́κτρᾰ Báktra
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• Latin: Bactra

References

• Βάκτρα in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)