Πτολεμαΐδα

Greek

Etymology

From Byzantine Greek Πτολεμαΐς (Ptolemaḯs), from Ancient Greek, named for Ptolemy, a general of Alexander the Great and later Pharaoh of Egypt.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pto.le.maˈi.ða/

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• Hyphenation: Πτο‧λε‧μα‧ΐ‧δα

Proper noun

Πτολεμαΐδα • (Ptolemaḯda) f

1. Ptolemaida (a large town in Thrace, Greece)

Declension

	singular
nominative	Πτολεμαΐδα (Ptolemaḯda)
genitive	Πτολεμαΐδας (Ptolemaḯdas)
accusative	Πτολεμαΐδα (Ptolemaḯda)
vocative	Πτολεμαΐδα (Ptolemaḯda)

Derived terms

• Πτολεμαΐτης m (Ptolemaḯtis, “male from Ptolemaida”)
• Πτολεμαΐτισσα f (Ptolemaḯtissa, “female from Ptolemaida”)

Further reading

• Πτολεμαΐδα on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el