Σεμίραμις

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Ultimately from Akkadian. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /se.mǐː.ra.mis/ → /seˈmi.ra.mis/ → /seˈmi.ra.mis/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /se.mǐː.ra.mis/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /seˈmi.ra.mis/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /seˈmi.ra.mis/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /seˈmi.ra.mis/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /seˈmi.ra.mis/

Proper noun

Σεμῑ́ρᾰμῐς • (Semī́ramis) f (genitive Σεμῑρᾰ́μεως); third declension

1. Semiramis

Inflection

Third declension of ἡ Σεμῑ́ρᾰμῐς; τῆς Σεμῑρᾰ́μεως (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ἡ Σεμῑ́ρᾰμῐς hē Semī́ramis
Genitive	τῆς Σεμῑρᾰ́μεως tês Semīrámeōs
Dative	τῇ Σεμῑρᾰ́μει têi Semīrámei
Accusative	τὴν Σεμῑ́ρᾰμῐν tḕn Semī́ramin
Vocative	Σεμῑ́ρᾰμῐ Semī́rami
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Third declension of ἡ Σεμῑ́ρᾰμῐς; τῆς Σεμῑρᾰ́μῐος (Ionic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ἡ Σεμῑ́ρᾰμῐς hē Semī́ramis
Genitive	τῆς Σεμῑρᾰ́μῐος tês Semīrámios
Dative	τῇ Σεμῑρᾰ́μῑ têi Semīrámī
Accusative	τὴν Σεμῑ́ρᾰμῐν tḕn Semī́ramin
Vocative	Σεμῑ́ρᾰμῐ Semī́rami
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Descendants

• Greek: Σεμίραμις (Semíramis)
• Latin: Semīramis

References

• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,025
• Σεμίραμις in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette