Ζάκυνθος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Pre-Greek (assumed Pelasgian dialect), but Proto-Hellenic *zákuntʰos can be inferred.

Cognate with Mycenaean Greek 𐀼𐀓𐀯𐀍 (za-ku-si-jo).

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Ζᾰ́κῠνθος • (Zắkŭnthos) f (genitive Ζᾰκῠ́νθου); second declension

  1. Zakynthos, Zacynthus, Zante (an island of the Ionian Sea, Greece)

Inflection

Second declension of ἡ Ζᾰ́κῠνθος; τῆς Ζᾰκῠ́νθου (Attic)
Case / # Singular
Nominative ἡ Ζᾰ́κῠνθος
hē Zắkŭnthos
Genitive τῆς Ζᾰκῠ́νθου
tês Zăkŭ́nthou
Dative τῇ Ζᾰκῠ́νθῳ
tēî Zăkŭ́nthōi
Accusative τὴν Ζᾰ́κῠνθον
tḕn Zắkŭnthon
Vocative Ζᾰ́κῠνθε
Zắkŭnthe
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Czech: Zakynthos
  • English: Zakynthos, Zacynthus, Zante
  • French: Zakynthos, Zacynthe, Zante
  • German: Zakynthos
  • Greek: Ζάκυνθος (Zákynthos)
  • Hebrew: זקינתוס (Zakintos)
  • Italian: Zacinto, Zante
  • Latin: Zacynthus
  • Russian: Заки́нф (Zakínf)
  • Sicilian: Zacintu, Zanti
  • Turkish: Zakintos

References

  • “Ζάκυνθος”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
  • Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,029

Greek

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ζάκυνθος (Zákunthos).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈzacinθos/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Ζά‧κυν‧θος

Proper noun

Ζάκυνθος • (Zákynthos) f

  1. Zakynthos, Zante (Ionian island)
  2. Zakynthos, Zante (main town and capital of the island)

Declension

Declension of Ζάκυνθος
singular
nominative Ζάκυνθος (Zákynthos)
genitive Ζακύνθου (Zakýnthou)
accusative Ζάκυνθο (Zákyntho)
vocative Ζάκυνθε (Zákynthe)
Ζάκυνθο (Zákyntho)

Derived terms

  • Ζακυνθία f (Zakynthía, “female Zakynthian”) (formal)
  • Ζακύνθια f (Zakýnthia, “female Zakynthian”) (formal)
  • Ζακυνθινή f (Zakynthiní, “female Zakynthian”)
  • Ζακυνθινιά f (Zakynthiniá, “female Zakynthian”) (formal)
  • Ζακυνθινός m (Zakynthinós, “male Zakynthian”)
  • ζακυνθινός (zakynthinós, adjective)
  • Ζακύνθιος m (Zakýnthios, “male Zakynthian”) (formal)

Further reading

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