Νέα Σμύρνη

Greek

Etymology

Named for the large numbers of immigrants from Smyrna/Izmir, Turkey that settled in the area in the 1920s and 1930s.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnea ˈsmiɾni/
• Hyphenation: Νέ‧α Σμύρ‧νη

Proper noun

Νέα Σμύρνη • (Néa Smýrni) f

1. Nea Smyrni (southeast Athenian neighbourhood)
2. Nea Smyrni (the municipality coterminous with the above)

Declension

	singular
nominative	Νέα Σμύρνη (Néa Smýrni)
genitive	Νέας Σμύρνης (Néas Smýrnis)
accusative	Νέα Σμύρνη (Néa Smýrni)
vocative	Νέα Σμύρνη (Néa Smýrni)

Derived terms

• Νεοσμυρνιώτης m (Neosmyrniótis, “male from Nea Smyrni”) (colloquial)
• Νεοσμυρνιώτισσα f (Neosmyrniótissa, “female from Nea Smyrni”) (colloquial)
• νεοσμυρνιώτικος (neosmyrniótikos) (adjective) (colloquial)

Further reading

• Νέα Σμύρνη on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el