Θρᾴκη

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• Θρῄκη (Thrḗikē) — Poetic

Etymology

From Θρᾷξ (Thrâix, “Thracian”) +‎ -η (-ē).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /tʰráːi̯.kɛː/ → /ˈθra.ci/ → /ˈθra.ci/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /tʰráːi̯.kɛː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈtʰra.ke̝/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈθra.ci/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈθra.ci/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈθra.ci/

Proper noun

Θρᾴκη • (Thrā́ikē) f (genitive Θρᾴκης); first declension

1. Thrace

Inflection

First declension of ἡ Θρᾴκη; τῆς Θρᾴκης (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ἡ Θρᾴκη hē Thrā́ikē
Genitive	τῆς Θρᾴκης tês Thrā́ikēs
Dative	τῇ Θρᾴκῃ têi Thrā́ikēi
Accusative	τὴν Θρᾴκην tḕn Thrā́ikēn
Vocative	Θρᾴκη Thrā́ikē
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

• Σαμοθρᾴκη (Samothrā́ikē)

Related terms

• Θρᾷσσα (Thrâissa)
• Θρᾴκιος (Thrā́ikios)
• Θρῇξ (Thrêix)
• Θρῄκη (Thrḗikē)
• Θρῇσσα (Thrêissa)
• Θρῄκιος (Thrḗikios)
• Σαμόθρᾳξ (Samóthrāix)

Descendants

• Bulgarian: Тракия (Trakija)
• Greek: Θράκη (Thráki)
• Latin: Thrācia
• Romanian: Tracia
• Turkish: Trakya

References

• “Θρᾴκη”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “Θρᾴκη”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,027