Βρεντέσιον
Ancient Greek
editEtymology
editSaid to be a corruption of the Messapic word for the head of a male deer (see βρέντιον), possibly based on the shape of the port. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrendos (“stag, red deer”).
Pronunciation
edit- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /bren.té.si.on/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /brenˈte.si.on/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /βrenˈte.si.on/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /vrenˈte.si.on/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /vrenˈde.si.on/
Proper noun
editΒρεντέσιον • (Brentésion) n (genitive Βρεντεσίου); second declension
Inflection
editCase / # | Singular | ||||||||||||
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Nominative | τὸ Βρεντέσιον tò Brentésion | ||||||||||||
Genitive | τοῦ Βρεντεσίου toû Brentesíou | ||||||||||||
Dative | τῷ Βρεντεσίῳ tôi Brentesíōi | ||||||||||||
Accusative | τὸ Βρεντέσιον tò Brentésion | ||||||||||||
Vocative | Βρεντέσιον Brentésion | ||||||||||||
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Descendants
edit- Greek: Βρεντέσιο (Vrentésio), Βρεντέσιον (Vrentésion)
- → Latin: Brundisium, Brundusium
References
edit- "Brundisium (Brindisi) Puglia, Italy". Perseus Digital Library.
Further reading
edit- Βρεντέσιον in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,004
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