Βοῦρκας

Ancient Greek

Etymology

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Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /bûːr.kaːs/ → /ˈβur.kas/ → /ˈvur.kas/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /bûːr.kaːs/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈbur.kas/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈβur.kas/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈvur.kas/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈvur.kas/

Proper noun

Βοῦρκᾱς • (Boûrkās) m (genitive Βούρκου); first declension

1. Burcas, a river of Sarmatia mentioned by Ptolemy

Inflection

First declension of ὁ Βούρκᾱς; τοῦ Βούρκου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Βούρκᾱς ho Boúrkās
Genitive	τοῦ Βούρκου toû Boúrkou
Dative	τῷ Βούρκᾳ tôi Boúrkāi
Accusative	τὸν Βούρκᾱν tòn Boúrkān
Vocative	Βούρκᾱ Boúrkā
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• → Latin: Būrcas

Further reading

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