Ἐκβάτανα
Ancient Greek
Alternative forms
- Ᾰ̓γβᾰ́τᾰνᾰ (Agbátana) – Epic
Etymology
From Old Median; see Old Persian 𐏃𐎥𐎶𐎫𐎠𐎴 (Hangmatāna) for more.
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /eɡ.bá.ta.na/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /eɡˈba.ta.na/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /eɡˈβa.ta.na/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /eɡˈva.ta.na/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /eɡˈva.ta.na/
Proper noun
Ἐκβᾰ́τᾰνᾰ • (Ekbátana) n pl (genitive Ἐκβᾰτᾰ́νων); second declension
- Ecbatana
Inflection
Second declension of τᾰ̀ Ἐκβᾰ́τᾰνᾰ; τῶν Ἐκβᾰτᾰ́νων (Attic)
Case / # | Plural | ||||||||||||
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Nominative | τᾰ̀ Ἐκβᾰ́τᾰνᾰ tà Ekbátana | ||||||||||||
Genitive | τῶν Ἐκβᾰτᾰ́νων tôn Ekbatánōn | ||||||||||||
Dative | τοῖς Ἐκβᾰτᾰ́νοις toîs Ekbatánois | ||||||||||||
Accusative | τᾰ̀ Ἐκβᾰ́τᾰνᾰ tà Ekbátana | ||||||||||||
Vocative | Ἐκβᾰ́τᾰνᾰ Ekbátana | ||||||||||||
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Descendants
- Greek: Εκβάτανα (Ekvátana)
- Latin: Ecbatana, Ecbatanas
References
- Ἐκβάτανα in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2023)
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,009
- “ECBATANA”, in Encyclopædia Iranica, online edition, New York, (please provide a date or year)