Βρεντέσιον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Said to be a corruption of the Messapic word for the head of a male deer (see βρέντιον), possibly based on the shape of the port. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrendos (“stag, red deer”).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /bren.té.si.on/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /brenˈte.si.on/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /βrenˈte.si.on/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /vrenˈte.si.on/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /vrenˈde.si.on/

Proper noun

Βρεντέσιον • (Brentésion) n (genitive Βρεντεσίου); second declension

Brindisi (a city in southern Italy)

Inflection

Second declension of τὸ Βρεντέσιον; τοῦ Βρεντεσίου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	τὸ Βρεντέσιον tò Brentésion
Genitive	τοῦ Βρεντεσίου toû Brentesíou
Dative	τῷ Βρεντεσίῳ tôi Brentesíōi
Accusative	τὸ Βρεντέσιον tò Brentésion
Vocative	Βρεντέσιον Brentésion
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

Greek: Βρεντέσιο (Vrentésio), Βρεντέσιον (Vrentésion)
→ Latin: Brundisium, Brundusium
- Italian: Brindisi
- Neapolitan: Brinnese
  Tarantino: Brinnese
- Sicilian: Brìnnisi, Brìndisi

References

"Brundisium (Brindisi) Puglia, Italy". Perseus Digital Library.