Ὑακίνθη

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Ῠ̔ᾰ́κινθος (Huákinthos) +‎ -η (-ē).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /hy.a.kín.tʰɛː/ → /y.aˈcin.θi/ → /i.aˈcin.θi/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /hy.a.kín.tʰɛː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /(h)y.aˈkin.tʰe̝/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /y.aˈcin.θi/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /y.aˈcin.θi/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /i.aˈcin.θi/

Proper noun

Ῠ̔ᾰκίνθη • (Huakínthē) f (genitive Ῠ̔ᾰκίνθης); first declension

1. Hyacinth as a woman's name; Hyacintha

Inflection

First declension of ἡ Ῠ̔ᾰκίνθη; τῆς Ῠ̔ᾰκίνθης (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ἡ Ῠ̔ᾰκίνθη hē Huakínthē
Genitive	τῆς Ῠ̔ᾰκίνθης tês Huakínthēs
Dative	τῇ Ῠ̔ᾰκίνθῃ têi Huakínthēi
Accusative	τὴν Ῠ̔ᾰκίνθην tḕn Huakínthēn
Vocative	Ῠ̔ᾰκίνθη Huakínthē
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• English: Hyacinth, Hyacintha
• French: Hyacinthe
• Galician: Xacinta
• Greek: Υακίνθη (Yakínthi)
• Italian: Giacinta
• Latin: Hyacintha
• Portuguese: Jacinta
• Spanish: Jacinta