Ὑψιπύλη

Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /hyp.si.pý.lɛː/ → /yp.siˈpy.li/ → /ip.siˈpi.li/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /hyp.si.pý.lɛː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /(h)yp.siˈpy.le̝/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /yp.siˈpy.li/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /yp.siˈpy.li/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ip.siˈpi.li/

Proper noun

Ῠ̔ψῐπῠ́λη • (Hupsipúlē) f (genitive Ῠ̔ψῐπῠ́λης); first declension

1. (Greek mythology) Hypsipyle (Lemnian queen)
   • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 7.469
2. Synonym of Λῆμνος (Lêmnos) (Lemnos: an island in the northeastern Aegaean Sea)

Declension

First declension of ἡ Ῠ̔ψῐπῠ́λη; τῆς Ῠ̔ψῐπῠ́λης (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ἡ Ῠ̔ψῐπῠ́λη hē Hupsipúlē
Genitive	τῆς Ῠ̔ψῐπῠ́λης tês Hupsipúlēs
Dative	τῇ Ῠ̔ψῐπῠ́λῃ têi Hupsipúlēi
Accusative	τὴν Ῠ̔ψῐπῠ́λην tḕn Hupsipúlēn
Vocative	Ῠ̔ψῐπῠ́λη Hupsipúlē
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Related terms

• ὑψίπυλος (hupsípulos)

Descendants

• Greek: Υψιπύλη (Ypsipýli)
• → Latin: Hypsipylē

References

• “Ὑψιπύλη”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers