Μονεμβασία

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From μονο- (mono-, “single”) +‎ ἔμβασις (émbasis, “embarkation point”) +‎ -ίᾱ (-íā)

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /mo.nem.ba.sí.aː/ → /mo.nem.baˈsi.a/ → /mo.nem.baˈsi.a/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /mo.nem.ba.sí.aː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /mo.nem.baˈsi.a/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /mo.nem.baˈsi.a/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /mo.nem.baˈsi.a/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /mo.nem.baˈsi.a/

Proper noun

Μονεμβᾰσίᾱ • (Monembasíā) f (genitive Μονεμβᾰσίᾱς); first declension

1. Monemvasia (a town in Laconia, Greece)

Declension

First declension of ἡ Μονεμβᾰσῐ́ᾱ; τῆς Μονεμβᾰσῐ́ᾱς (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ἡ Μονεμβᾰσῐ́ᾱ hē Monembasíā
Genitive	τῆς Μονεμβᾰσῐ́ᾱς tês Monembasíās
Dative	τῇ Μονεμβᾰσῐ́ᾳ têi Monembasíāi
Accusative	τὴν Μονεμβᾰσῐ́ᾱν tḕn Monembasíān
Vocative	Μονεμβᾰσῐ́ᾱ Monembasíā
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• > Greek: Μονεμβάσια (Monemvásia), Μονεμβασιά (Monemvasiá) (inherited)
• → Old Italian: Malvasia
  • Italian: malvasia, malvagia (archaic)
    • → English: malvasia
  • → Catalan: malvasia
  • → Middle Dutch: malemeseye
    • → Middle English: malmesye, malmasye, malmesey, malmesyn, malmsey
      • English: malmsey
  • → Old French: malvesey
    • French: malvoisie
    • → Middle English: malvesye
      • English: malvesey, malvoisie