Λιλύβαιον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

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Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /li.lý.bai̯.on/ → /liˈly.βɛ.on/ → /liˈli.ve.on/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /li.lý.bai̯.on/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /liˈly.bɛ.on/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /liˈly.βɛ.on/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /liˈly.ve.on/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /liˈli.ve.on/

Proper noun

Λιλύβαιον • (Lilúbaion) n (genitive Λιλυβαίου); second declension

1. Lilybaeum; Marsala, Sicily, Italy

Inflection

Second declension of τὸ Λιλύβαιον; τοῦ Λιλυβαίου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	τὸ Λιλύβαιον tò Lilúbaion
Genitive	τοῦ Λιλυβαίου toû Lilubaíou
Dative	τῷ Λιλυβαίῳ tôi Lilubaíōi
Accusative	τὸ Λιλύβαιον tò Lilúbaion
Vocative	Λιλύβαιον Lilúbaion
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• Arabic: ليليبايوم
• Greek: Λιλύβαιο (Lilývaio)
• Italian: Lilibeo
• Latin: Lilybaeum
• Sicilian: Lilybeu

References

• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,015