Θεσσαλονίκη

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Θεσσᾰλός (Thessălós, “Thessalian”) +‎ νῑ́κη (nī́kē, “victory”). The woman was named by her father, Philip II, in honor of his military victory in Thessaly, and later the city was named after her by Cassander, her husband.

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Θεσσᾰλονῑ́κη • (Thessălonī́kē) f (genitive Θεσσᾰλονῑ́κης); first declension

  1. Thessaloniki (a city in the region of Macedonia, Greece)
  2. Thessalonica, daughter of Philip II, half-sister of Alexander the Great, and wife of Cassander, all three of whom were kings of Macedonia at one point.

Inflection

First declension of ἡ Θεσσᾰλονῑ́κη; τῆς Θεσσᾰλονῑ́κης (Attic)
Case / # Singular
Nominative ἡ Θεσσᾰλονῑ́κη
hē Thessălonī́kē
Genitive τῆς Θεσσᾰλονῑ́κης
tês Thessălonī́kēs
Dative τῇ Θεσσᾰλονῑ́κῃ
tēî Thessălonī́kēi
Accusative τὴν Θεσσᾰλονῑ́κην
tḕn Thessălonī́kēn
Vocative Θεσσᾰλονῑ́κη
Thessălonī́kē
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

Descendants

Descendants

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Θεσσαλονίκη (Thessaloníkē).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /θesaloˈnici/
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  • Hyphenation: Θεσ‧σα‧λο‧νί‧κη

Proper noun

Θεσσαλονίκη • (Thessaloníki) f

  1. Thessaloniki (a port city, the capital of Central Macedonia, in northern Greece)
    Synonym: (colloquial) Σαλονίκη (Saloníki)

Declension

Declension of Θεσσαλονίκη
singular
nominative Θεσσαλονίκη (Thessaloníki)
genitive Θεσσαλονίκης (Thessaloníkis)
accusative Θεσσαλονίκη (Thessaloníki)
vocative Θεσσαλονίκη (Thessaloníki)

Derived terms

  • (formal) Θεσσαλονικέας m (Thessalonikéas, “Thessalonian”)
  • (dated) Θεσσαλονικεύς m (Thessalonikéfs, “Thessalonian”)
  • Θεσσαλονικιά f (Thessalonikiá, “Thessalonian”)
  • Θεσσαλονικιός m (Thessalonikiós, “Thessaloniani”)
  • θεσσαλονικιώτικος (thessalonikiótikos, “Thessalonian”, adjective)
  • συμπρωτεύουσα f (symprotévousa, “second largest city, co-capital”) (often used to refer to Thessaloniki in Greece)

Descendants

Further reading

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