Ἄγκυρα

See also: άγκυρα, Άγκυρα, and ἄγκυρα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἄγκυρα (ánkura, “anchor”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /áŋ.kyː.ra/ → /ˈaɲ.ɟy.ra/ → /ˈaɲ.ɟi.ra/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /áŋ.kyː.ra/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈaŋ.ky.ra/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈaɲ.ɟy.ra/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈaɲ.ɟy.ra/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈaɲ.ɟi.ra/

Proper noun

Ἄγκῡρα • (Ánkūra) f (genitive Ἀγκῡ́ρᾱς); first declension

1. Ancyra; Angora; Ankara, Turkey

Inflection

First declension of ἡ Ἄγκῡρᾰ; τῆς Ἀγκῡ́ρᾱς (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ἡ Ἄγκῡρᾰ hē Ánkūra
Genitive	τῆς Ἀγκῡ́ρᾱς tês Ankū́rās
Dative	τῇ Ἀγκῡ́ρᾳ têi Ankū́rāi
Accusative	τὴν Ἄγκῡρᾰν tḕn Ánkūran
Vocative	Ἄγκῡρᾰ Ánkūra
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• Greek: Άγκυρα (Ágkyra)
• → Italian: Angora
• → Latin: Ancȳra
• → Ottoman Turkish: آنقره (Ankara)
  • Turkish: Ankara
    • → Arabic: أَنْقَرَة (ʔanqara)
    • → English: Ankara
    • → French: Ankara
    • → German: Ankara
    • → Italian: Ankara
    • → Russian: Анкара́ (Ankará)
    • → Persian: آنکارا (ânkârâ)