Μονεμβασία
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From μονο- (mono-, “single”) + ἔμβασις (émbasis, “embarkation point”) + -ίᾱ (-íā)
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /mo.nem.ba.sí.aː/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /mo.nem.baˈsi.a/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /mo.nem.baˈsi.a/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /mo.nem.baˈsi.a/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /mo.nem.baˈsi.a/
Proper noun
Μονεμβᾰσίᾱ • (Monembăsíā) f (genitive Μονεμβᾰσίᾱς); first declension
- Monemvasia (a town in Laconia, Greece)
Declension
| Case / # | Singular | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ἡ Μονεμβᾰσῐ́ᾱ hē Monembăsĭ́ā | ||||||||||||
| Genitive | τῆς Μονεμβᾰσῐ́ᾱς tês Monembăsĭ́ās | ||||||||||||
| Dative | τῇ Μονεμβᾰσῐ́ᾳ tēî Monembăsĭ́āi | ||||||||||||
| Accusative | τὴν Μονεμβᾰσῐ́ᾱν tḕn Monembăsĭ́ān | ||||||||||||
| Vocative | Μονεμβᾰσῐ́ᾱ Monembăsĭ́ā | ||||||||||||
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Descendants
- > Greek: Μονεμβάσια (Monemvásia), Μονεμβασιά (Monemvasiá) (inherited)
- → Old Italian: Malvasia