Ταπροβάνη

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• Ταπροβανᾶ (Taprobanâ), Ταπροβανῆ (Taprobanê)

Etymology

Borrowed from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀢𑀁𑀩𑀧𑀁𑀦𑀺 (taṃbapaṃni, “Sri Lanka”), from Sanskrit ताम्रपर्णी (tāmraparṇī, literally “copper-leaved”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ta.proˈβa.ni/ → /ta.proˈva.ni/

• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ta.proˈba.ne̝/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ta.proˈβa.ni/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ta.proˈva.ni/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ta.proˈva.ni/

Proper noun

Ταπροβάνη • (Taprobánē) f (genitive Ταπροβάνης); first declension

1. Sri Lanka

Inflection

First declension of ἡ Ταπροβάνη; τῆς Ταπροβάνης (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ἡ Ταπροβάνη hē Taprobánē
Genitive	τῆς Ταπροβάνης tês Taprobánēs
Dative	τῇ Ταπροβάνῃ têi Taprobánēi
Accusative	τὴν Ταπροβάνην tḕn Taprobánēn
Vocative	Ταπροβάνη Taprobánē
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• → Latin: Tāprobanē, Tāprobana
• → Old English: Deprobane
• → Portuguese: Taprobana (learned)

Further reading

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