Συήνη

Συήνη

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Borrowed from Egyptian swnw,[1]

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /sy.ɛ̌ː.nɛː/ → /syˈi.ni/ → /siˈi.ni/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /sy.ɛ̌ː.nɛː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /syˈe̝.ne̝/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /syˈi.ni/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /syˈi.ni/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /siˈi.ni/

Proper noun

Σῠήνη • (Suḗnē) f (genitive Σῠήνης); first declension

1. Aswan (a city in southern Egypt)

Declension

First declension of ἡ Σῠήνη; τῆς Σῠήνης (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ἡ Σῠήνη hē Suḗnē
Genitive	τῆς Σῠήνης tês Suḗnēs
Dative	τῇ Σῠήνῃ têi Suḗnēi
Accusative	τὴν Σῠήνην tḕn Suḗnēn
Vocative	Σῠήνη Suḗnē
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

• Σῠηνῑ́της (Suēnī́tēs)

Descendants

• Latin: Syēnē

References

1. Erman, Adolf; Grapow, Hermann (1926–1961) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN