Ναύκρατις

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Traditionally derived from ναῦς (naûs, “boat”) +‎ κρᾰ́τος (krátos, “strength”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /nǎu̯.kra.tis/ → /ˈnaɸ.kra.tis/ → /ˈnaf.kra.tis/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /nǎu̯.kra.tis/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈnaʍ.kra.tis/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈnaɸ.kra.tis/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈnaf.kra.tis/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈnaf.kra.tis/

Proper noun

Ναύκρᾰτῐς • (Naúkratis) f (genitive Ναυκρᾰ́τῐος or Ναυκρᾰ́τεως); third declension

1. Naucratis

Inflection

Third declension of ἡ Ναύκρᾰτῐς; τῆς Ναυκρᾰ́τῐος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ἡ Ναύκρᾰτῐς hē Naúkratis
Genitive	τῆς Ναυκρᾰ́τῐος tês Naukrátios
Dative	τῇ Ναυκρᾰ́τῑ têi Naukrátī
Accusative	τὴν Ναύκρᾰτῐν tḕn Naúkratin
Vocative	Ναύκρᾰτῐ Naúkrati
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Third declension of ἡ Ναύκρᾰτῐς; τῆς Ναυκρᾰ́τεως (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ἡ Ναύκρᾰτῐς hē Naúkratis
Genitive	τῆς Ναυκρᾰ́τεως tês Naukráteōs
Dative	τῇ Ναυκρᾰ́τει têi Naukrátei
Accusative	τὴν Ναύκρᾰτῐν tḕn Naúkratin
Vocative	Ναύκρᾰτῐ Naúkrati
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

• Ναυκρᾰτῑ́της (Naukratī́tēs)
• Ναυκρᾰτῐτῐκός (Naukratitikós)

Descendants

• Egyptian: nwtkꜣrṯ
• Greek: Ναύκρατις (Náfkratis)
• Latin: Naucratis

References

• “Ναύκρατις”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “Ναύκρατις”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,018