Νέα Σμύρνη

Greek

Etymology

Named for the large numbers of immigrants from Smyrna/Izmir, Turkey that settled in the area in the 1920s and 1930s.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnea ˈsmiɾni/
• Hyphenation: Νέ‧α Σμύρ‧νη

Proper noun

Νέα Σμύρνη • (Néa Smýrni) f

1. Nea Smyrni (southeast Athenian neighbourhood)
2. Nea Smyrni (the municipality coterminous with the above)

Declension

  Νέα Σμύρνη

case     \     number	singular
nominative	Νέα Σμύρνη •
genitive	Νέας Σμύρνης •
accusative	Νέα Σμύρνη •
vocative	Νέα Σμύρνη •

Derived terms

• Νεοσμυρνιώτης m (Neosmyrniótis, “male from Nea Smyrni”) (colloquial)
• Νεοσμυρνιώτισσα f (Neosmyrniótissa, “female from Nea Smyrni”) (colloquial)
• νεοσμυρνιώτικος (neosmyrniótikos) (adjective) (colloquial)

Further reading

• Νέα Σμύρνη on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el