Περσιστί

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Πέρσης (Pérsēs, “Persian”) +‎ -ιστί (-istí, “a suffix added to a country adjective to make an adverb indicating use of that specific language”)

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /per.sis.tí/ → /per.sisˈti/ → /per.sisˈti/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /per.sis.tí/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /per.sisˈti/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /per.sisˈti/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /per.sisˈti/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /per.sisˈti/

Adverb

Περσιστί • (Persistí)

1. In Persian, in the language of the Persians