koiné
See also: koine, Koine, and koinè
English
Noun
koiné (plural koinés)
- Alternative spelling of koine
Anagrams
- Kenio-, eikon, enoki
Catalan
Noun
koiné f (plural koinés)
- koine (a lingua franca)
koiné f (uncountable)
- Koine (language)
Synonyms
- grec koiné m
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- koine
Noun
koiné f or m (plural koinés)
- (linguistics) koine (regional language that becomes standard over time)
- (uncountable) Koine (the common Greek language during late antiquity)
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek κοινή (koinḗ), feminine form of κοινός (koinós, “common, general”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /koiˈne/ [koi̯ˈne]
- Rhymes: -e
- Syllabification: koi‧né
Noun
koiné f (plural koinés)
- koine (form of language resulting from dialect-levelling)
- Koine (variety of the Greek language used in the Hellenistic period)
Further reading
- “koiné”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014