κανδάκη

See also: Κανδάκη

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Meroitic 𐦲𐦷𐦲𐦡 (kdke /⁠kandakə⁠/).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /kan.dá.kɛː/ → /kanˈda.ci/ → /kanˈda.ci/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /kan.dá.kɛː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /kanˈda.ke̝/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /kanˈda.ci/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /kanˈda.ci/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /kanˈda.ci/

Noun

κανδάκη • (kandákē) f (genitive κανδάκης); first declension

1. A candace, any one of the ancient Nubian warrior queens.

Inflection

First declension of ἡ κανδάκη; τῆς κανδάκης (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ κανδάκη hē kandákē	τὼ κανδάκᾱ tṑ kandákā	αἱ κανδάκαι hai kandákai
Genitive	τῆς κανδάκης tês kandákēs	τοῖν κανδάκαιν toîn kandákain	τῶν κανδακῶν tôn kandakôn
Dative	τῇ κανδάκῃ têi kandákēi	τοῖν κανδάκαιν toîn kandákain	ταῖς κανδάκαις taîs kandákais
Accusative	τὴν κανδάκην tḕn kandákēn	τὼ κανδάκᾱ tṑ kandákā	τᾱ̀ς κανδάκᾱς tā̀s kandákās
Vocative	κανδάκη kandákē	κανδάκᾱ kandákā	κανδάκαι kandákai
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

• Κανδάκη (Kandákē)

Descendants

• Greek: κανδάκη (kandáki)
  • plural: κανδάκες (kandákes)
• → Latin: candacē
  • → English: candace