Ἴνησσα

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• Ἴνησσον n (Ínēsson)

Etymology

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Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /í.nɛːs.sa/ → /ˈi.nis.sa/ → /ˈi.ni.sa/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /í.nɛːs.sa/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈi.ne̝s.sa/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈi.nis.sa/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈi.nis.sa/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈi.ni.sa/

Proper noun

Ἴνησσᾰ • (Ínēssa) f (genitive Ἰνήσσης); first declension

1. The name of the Sicilian city that became the city of Aetna.

   Synonym: Αἴτνη (Aítnē)

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Declension

First declension of ἡ Ἴνησσᾰ; τῆς Ἰνήσσης (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ἡ Ἴνησσᾰ hē Ínēssa
Genitive	τῆς Ἰνήσσης tês Inḗssēs
Dative	τῇ Ἰνήσσῃ têi Inḗssēi
Accusative	τὴν Ἴνησσᾰν tḕn Ínēssan
Vocative	Ἴνησσᾰ Ínēssa
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Related terms

• Ἴνυκος (Ínukos)
• Ῑ̓νώ (Īnṓ)