Βόστρα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

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Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /bós.tra/ → /ˈβos.tra/ → /ˈvos.tra/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /bós.tra/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈbos.tra/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈβos.tra/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈvos.tra/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈvos.tra/

Proper noun

Βόστρᾰ • (Bóstra) n (genitive Βόστρων); second declension

1. Bostra; Bosra, Syria

Inflection

Second declension of τᾰ̀ Βόστρᾰ; τῶν Βόστρων (Attic)

Case / #	Plural
Nominative	τᾰ̀ Βόστρᾰ tà Bóstra
Genitive	τῶν Βόστρων tôn Bóstrōn
Dative	τοῖς Βόστροις toîs Bóstrois
Accusative	τᾰ̀ Βόστρᾰ tà Bóstra
Vocative	Βόστρᾰ Bóstra
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

• Βοστρηνός (Bostrēnós)

Descendants

• → Latin: Bostra

Further reading

• Βόστρα in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)