Πιθηκοῦσαι

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• Πῐθηκοῦσσαι (Pithēkoûssai)

Etymology

From The contracted feminine *πῐθηκόεσσᾰ (*pithēkóessa), from *πῐθηκόεις (*pithēkóeis, “ape-like”), from πῐ́θηκος (píthēkos, “ape”) +‎ -εις (-eis).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /pi.tʰɛː.kûː.sai̯/ → /pi.θiˈku.sɛ/ → /pi.θiˈku.se/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /pi.tʰɛː.kûː.sai̯/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /pi.tʰe̝ˈku.sɛ/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /pi.θiˈku.sɛ/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /pi.θiˈku.se/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /pi.θiˈku.se/

Proper noun

Πιθηκοῦσαι • (Pithēkoûsai) f pl (genitive Πιῐθηκουσῶν); first declension

1. Pithecusae; Ischia, Campania, Italy

Inflection

First declension of αἱ Πῐθηκοῦσαι; τῶν Πῐθηκουσῶν (Attic)

Case / #	Plural
Nominative	αἱ Πῐθηκοῦσαι hai Pithēkoûsai
Genitive	τῶν Πῐθηκουσῶν tôn Pithēkousôn
Dative	ταῖς Πῐθηκούσαις taîs Pithēkoúsais
Accusative	τᾱ̀ς Πῐθηκούσᾱς tā̀s Pithēkoúsās
Vocative	Πῐθηκοῦσαι Pithēkoûsai
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• Greek: Πιθηκούσες (Pithikoúses)
• Latin: Pithēcūsae

References

• Πιθηκοῦσαι in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette