Παιονία

See also: παιωνία

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Παίων (Paíōn, “Paionian”) +‎ -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /pai̯.o.ní.aː/ → /pɛ.oˈni.a/ → /pe.oˈni.a/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /pai̯.o.ní.aː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /pɛ.oˈni.a/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /pɛ.oˈni.a/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /pe.oˈni.a/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /pe.oˈni.a/

Proper noun

Παιονῐ́ᾱ • (Paionĭ́ā) f (genitive Παιονῐ́ᾱς); first declension

1. Paionia

Inflection

First declension of ἡ Παιονῐ́ᾱ; τῆς Παιονῐ́ᾱς (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ἡ Παιονῐ́ᾱ hē Paionĭ́ā
Genitive	τῆς Παιονῐ́ᾱς tês Paionĭ́ās
Dative	τῇ Παιονῐ́ᾳ têi Paionĭ́āi
Accusative	τὴν Παιονῐ́ᾱν tḕn Paionĭ́ān
Vocative	Παιονῐ́ᾱ Paionĭ́ā
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Related terms

• Παιονῐκός (Paionĭkós)
• Παιονῐ́ς (Paionĭ́s)

Descendants

• English: Paionia; Paeonia; peony (flower)
• Greek: Παιονία (Paionía)
• Latin: Paeonia

References

• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,019