Λυκία

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• Λυκίη (Lukíē) — Epic, Ionic

Etymology

Likely of Anatolian origin, but of uncertain meaning: compare Hittite 𒇻𒊌𒅗𒊑 (“to light up”), and the placename Λυκαονία (Lukaonía) (related to Lukka).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ly.kí.aː/ → /lyˈci.a/ → /liˈci.a/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ly.kí.aː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /lyˈki.a/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /lyˈci.a/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /lyˈci.a/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /liˈci.a/

Proper noun

Λῠκῐ́ᾱ • (Lŭkĭ́ā) f (genitive Λῠκῐ́ᾱς); first declension

1. Lycia (a historical region in southwestern Asia Minor, in modern-day Turkey)
2. Lycia (a former province of the Roman Empire, existing on its own from 43 AD to 74 AD, and later as part of Lycia et Pamphylia)

Inflection

First declension of ἡ Λῠκῐ́ᾱ; τῆς Λῠκῐ́ᾱς (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ἡ Λῠκῐ́ᾱ hē Lŭkĭ́ā
Genitive	τῆς Λῠκῐ́ᾱς tês Lŭkĭ́ās
Dative	τῇ Λῠκῐ́ᾳ têi Lŭkĭ́āi
Accusative	τὴν Λῠκῐ́ᾱν tḕn Lŭkĭ́ān
Vocative	Λῠκῐ́ᾱ Lŭkĭ́ā
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Adjective

Λῠκίᾱ • (Lŭkíā)

1. inflection of Λύκιος (Lúkios):
   1. nominative/vocative singular feminine
   2. nominative/vocative/accusative dual feminine

Further reading

• “Λυκία”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “Λυκία”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “Λυκία”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
• G3073 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,015