Λευκίμμη

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• Λευκίμμᾱ (Leukímmā) — Doric

Etymology

A derivative of λευκός (leukós, “white”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /leu̯.kím.mɛː/ → /leɸˈcim.mi/ → /lefˈci.mi/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /leu̯.kím.mɛː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /lewˈkim.me̝/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /leɸˈcim.mi/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /lefˈcim.mi/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /lefˈci.mi/

Proper noun

Λευκίμμη • (Leukímmē) f (genitive Λευκίμμης); first declension

1. Leucimme (a promontory in Corfu, Greece)
2. Lefkimmi (a town in Corfu, Greece)

Declension

First declension of ἡ Λευκίμμη; τῆς Λευκίμμης (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ἡ Λευκίμμη hē Leukímmē
Genitive	τῆς Λευκίμμης tês Leukímmēs
Dative	τῇ Λευκίμμῃ têi Leukímmēi
Accusative	τὴν Λευκίμμην tḕn Leukímmēn
Vocative	Λευκίμμη Leukímmē
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Further reading

• Λευκίμμη in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,010