Πηνελόπη

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Πηνελόπεια (Pēnelópeia) — Epic

Etymology

Apparently from πηνέλοψ (pēnélops, “a particolored duck”). The traditional association with πήνη (pḗnē, “thread, bobbin”) and ὄψ (óps, “face”) is a folk etymology based on the story of Penelope’s weaving and fails to explain the -ελ-.

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /pɛː.ne.ló.pɛː/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /pe̝.neˈlo.pe̝/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /pi.neˈlo.pi/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /pi.neˈlo.pi/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /pi.neˈlo.pi/

Proper noun

Πηνελόπη • (Pēnelópē) f (genitive Πηνελόπης); first declension

a female given name, Penelope

Inflection

First declension of ἡ Πηνελόπη; τῆς Πηνελόπης (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ἡ Πηνελόπη hē Pēnelópē
Genitive	τῆς Πηνελόπης tês Pēnelópēs
Dative	τῇ Πηνελόπῃ tēî Pēnelópēi
Accusative	τὴν Πηνελόπην tḕn Pēnelópēn
Vocative	Πηνελόπη Pēnelópē
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

Greek: Πηνελόπη (Pinelópi)
Latin: Penelope

References

Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,021