Παλιμβόθρα
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Ancient Greek
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Sanskrit पाटलिपुत्र (pāṭaliputra), remodeled by folk-etymological association with πάλιν (pálin, “back”) + βόθρος (bóthros, “trench”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /pa.limˈbo.tʰra/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /pa.limˈbo.θra/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /pa.limˈbo.θra/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /pa.limˈbo.θra/
Proper noun
[edit]Παλιμβόθρα • (Palimbóthra) ? (indeclinable)
- Pataliputra (an ancient city in India, situated at the junction of the rivers Ganges and Erannaboas; modern Patna)
Descendants
[edit]- → Latin: Palimbothra
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- Ancient Greek unknown gender proper nouns
- Ancient Greek indeclinable proper nouns
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- grc:Patna
- grc:Ancient settlements
- grc:Places in India