Βισάνθη

Ancient Greek

Etymology

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Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /biː.sán.tʰɛː/ → /βiˈsan.θi/ → /viˈsan.θi/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /biː.sán.tʰɛː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /biˈsan.tʰe̝/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /βiˈsan.θi/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /viˈsan.θi/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /viˈsan.θi/

Proper noun

Βῑσᾰ́νθη • (Bīsắnthē) f (genitive Βῑσᾰ́νθης); first declension

1. Bisanthe, Thrace, Turkey

Inflection

First declension of ἡ Βῑσᾰ́νθη; τῆς Βῑσᾰ́νθης (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ἡ Βῑσᾰ́νθη hē Bīsắnthē
Genitive	τῆς Βῑσᾰ́νθης tês Bīsắnthēs
Dative	τῇ Βῑσᾰ́νθῃ têi Bīsắnthēi
Accusative	τὴν Βῑσᾰ́νθην tḕn Bīsắnthēn
Vocative	Βῑσᾰ́νθη Bīsắnthē
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

• Βισανθηνός (Bisanthēnós)

Descendants

• → Latin: Bīsanthē

Further reading

• Βισάνθη in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• Βισάνθη in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)