Ναύκρατις

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Traditionally derived from ναῦς (naûs, “boat”) +‎ κρᾰ́τος (krắtos, “strength”).

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Ναύκρᾰτῐς • (Naúkrătĭs) f (genitive Ναυκρᾰ́τῐος or Ναυκρᾰ́τεως); third declension

  1. Naucratis

Inflection

Third declension of ἡ Ναύκρᾰτῐς; τῆς Ναυκρᾰ́τῐος (Attic)
Case / # Singular
Nominative ἡ Ναύκρᾰτῐς
hē Naúkrătĭs
Genitive τῆς Ναυκρᾰ́τῐος
tês Naukrắtĭos
Dative τῇ Ναυκρᾰ́τῑ
tēî Naukrắtī
Accusative τὴν Ναύκρᾰτῐν
tḕn Naúkrătĭn
Vocative Ναύκρᾰτῐ
Naúkrătĭ
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.
Third declension of ἡ Ναύκρᾰτῐς; τῆς Ναυκρᾰ́τεως (Attic)
Case / # Singular
Nominative ἡ Ναύκρᾰτῐς
hē Naúkrătĭs
Genitive τῆς Ναυκρᾰ́τεως
tês Naukrắteōs
Dative τῇ Ναυκρᾰ́τει
tēî Naukrắtei
Accusative τὴν Ναύκρᾰτῐν
tḕn Naúkrătĭn
Vocative Ναύκρᾰτῐ
Naúkrătĭ
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

  • Ναυκρᾰτῑ́της (Naukrătī́tēs)
  • Ναυκρᾰτῐτῐκός (Naukrătĭtĭkós)

Descendants

  • Greek: Ναύκρατις (Náfkratis)
  • → Egyptian: nwtkꜣrṯ


  • → Latin: Naucratis

References

  • “Ναύκρατις”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “Ναύκρατις”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,018
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