Άρτα
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From Scythian *arθya (“pious”) (cf. Avestan 𐬀𐬱𐬫𐬀 (ašya, “pious”)).[1]
Cognate with Gandhari 𐨀𐨪𐨿𐨚 (arṭa).
Proper noun
Άρτα • (Árta) m (genitive Άρταυου); second declension
- a male given name from Scythian: Arta, brother of Maues and father of Kharahostes
References
- Harmatta, Janos (1999), “Languages and scripts in Graeco-Bactria and the Saka Kingdoms”, in History of civilizations of Central Asia, volume 2, Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass Publishing House, →ISBN, pages 398-406
Greek
Etymology
Old spelling Ἄρτα (Ἄrta), a form of 17th century or older, of unknown etymology, with various theories proposed such as Ancient Greek, or Latin, or Slavic.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaɾ.ta/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Άρ‧τα
Proper noun
Άρτα • (Árta) f
- Arta (a town in Epirus, Greece)
Declension
Άρτα
| case \\ number | singular | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Άρτα • | |
| genitive | Άρτας • | |
| accusative | Άρτα • | |
| vocative | Άρτα • | |
| Older form of genitive: Άρτης (formal) | ||
Derived terms
- Αρτινός m (Artinós, “male from Arta”)
- Αρτινή f (Artiní, “female from Arta”)
- αρτινός (artinós) (adjective)
References
- Georgios Babiniotis (2002), “Άρτα”, in Λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας: […] [Dictionary of the New Greek Language] (in Greek), 2nd edition, Athens: Kentro Lexikologias, →ISBN.
Further reading
Άρτα on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el