Κυρηναϊκή

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Κῡρηνᾰῐ̈κός (Kūrēnaïkós, “Cyrenean, adj.”) +‎ -ή (-ḗ, “-a: forming feminine nouns”), from Κῡρηναῖος (Kūrēnaîos, “Cyrenean, n.”) + -ικός (-ikós, “-ic: forming adjectives”), from Κυρήνη (Kurḗnē, “Cyrene”) + -ιος (-ios, “-y: forming demonyms”), q.v.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /kyː.rɛː.na.i.kɛ̌ː/ → /cy.ri.na.iˈci/ → /ci.ri.na.iˈci/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /kyː.rɛː.na.i.kɛ̌ː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ky.re̝.na.iˈke̝/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /cy.ri.na.iˈci/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /cy.ri.na.iˈci/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ci.ri.na.iˈci/

Proper noun

Κῡρηνᾰῐ̈κή • (Kūrēnaïkḗ) f (genitive Κῡρηνᾰῐ̈κῆς); first declension

1. Cyrenaica, a province of the Roman Empire

Inflection

First declension of ἡ Κῡρηνᾰῐ̈κή; τῆς Κῡρηνᾰῐ̈κῆς (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ἡ Κῡρηνᾰῐ̈κή hē Kūrēnaïkḗ
Genitive	τῆς Κῡρηνᾰῐ̈κῆς tês Kūrēnaïkês
Dative	τῇ Κῡρηνᾰῐ̈κῇ têi Kūrēnaïkêi
Accusative	τὴν Κῡρηνᾰῐ̈κήν tḕn Kūrēnaïkḗn
Vocative	Κῡρηνᾰῐ̈κή Kūrēnaïkḗ
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.