Βαβυλών

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From the Akkadian 𒆍𒀭𒊏𒆠 (Bābilim).

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Βᾰβῠλών • (Băbŭlṓn) f (genitive Βᾰβῠλῶνος); third declension

  1. Babel
  2. (historical) Babylon (an ancient city, the ancient capital of Babylonia in modern Iraq, built on the banks of the Euphrates)

Inflection

Third declension of ἡ Βᾰβῠλών; τῆς Βᾰβῠλῶνος (Attic)
Case / # Singular
Nominative ἡ Βᾰβῠλών
hē Băbŭlṓn
Genitive τῆς Βᾰβῠλῶνος
tês Băbŭlônos
Dative τῇ Βᾰβῠλῶνῐ
tēî Băbŭlônĭ
Accusative τὴν Βᾰβῠλῶνᾰ
tḕn Băbŭlônă
Vocative Βᾰβῠλών
Băbŭlṓn
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

  • Βᾰβῠλωνεύς (Băbŭlōneús)
  • Βᾰβῠλωνία (Băbŭlōnía)
  • Βᾰβῠλωνιακός (Băbŭlōniakós)
  • Βᾰβῠλώνιοι (Băbŭlṓnioi)
  • Βᾰβῠλώνιος (Băbŭlṓnios)
  • Βᾰβῠλωνίς (Băbŭlōnís)

Descendants

  • Greek: Βαβυλών (Vavylón), Βαβυλώνα (Vavylóna)
  • Latin: Babylōn
  • Russian: Вавилон (Vavilon)

References

Further reading

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