Πτολεμαΐδα

Greek

Etymology

From Byzantine Greek Πτολεμαΐς (Ptolemaḯs), from Ancient Greek, named for Ptolemy, a general of Alexander the Great and later Pharaoh of Egypt.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ptolemaˈiða/

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• Hyphenation: Πτο‧λε‧μα‧ΐ‧δα

Proper noun

Πτολεμαΐδα • (Ptolemaḯda) f

1. Ptolemaida (a large town in Thrace, Greece)

Declension

  Πτολεμαΐδα

case     \     number	singular
nominative	Πτολεμαΐδα •
genitive	Πτολεμαΐδας •
accusative	Πτολεμαΐδα •
vocative	Πτολεμαΐδα •

Derived terms

• Πτολεμαΐτης m (Ptolemaḯtis, “male from Ptolemaida”)
• Πτολεμαΐτισσα f (Ptolemaḯtissa, “female from Ptolemaida”)

Further reading

• Πτολεμαΐδα on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el