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

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