Φρύνη

See also: φρύνη

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From φρύνη (phrúnē, “toad”), a nickname given due to her yellowish complexion.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /pʰry̌ː.nɛː/ → /ˈɸry.ni/ → /ˈfri.ni/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /pʰry̌ː.nɛː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈpʰry.ne̝/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈɸry.ni/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈfry.ni/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈfri.ni/

Proper noun

Φρῡ́νη • (Phrū́nē) f (genitive Φρῡ́νης); first declension

1. Mnesarete, a courtesan, nicknamed Phryne

Inflection

First declension of ἡ Φρῡ́νη; τῆς Φρῡ́νης (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ἡ Φρῡ́νη hē Phrū́nē
Genitive	τῆς Φρῡ́νης tês Phrū́nēs
Dative	τῇ Φρῡ́νῃ têi Phrū́nēi
Accusative	τὴν Φρῡ́νην tḕn Phrū́nēn
Vocative	Φρῡ́νη Phrū́nē
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• Greek: Φρύνη (Frýni)
• Latin: Phryne

Further reading

• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,022