Πολυξένη
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From πολῠ́ξενος (polŭ́xenos, “entertaining many guests”) + -η (-ē), from πολῠ- (polŭ-, “many”) + ξένος (xénos, “guest; stranger”).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /po.lyk.sé.nɛː/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /po.lykˈse.ne̝/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /po.lykˈse.ni/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /po.lykˈse.ni/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /po.likˈse.ni/
Proper noun
Πολῠξένη • (Polŭxénē) f (genitive Πολῠξένης); first declension
- a female given name, Polyxena
Inflection
| Case / # | Singular | ||||||||||||
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| Nominative | ἡ Πολῠξένη hē Polŭxénē | ||||||||||||
| Genitive | τῆς Πολῠξένης tês Polŭxénēs | ||||||||||||
| Dative | τῇ Πολῠξένῃ tēî Polŭxénēi | ||||||||||||
| Accusative | τὴν Πολῠξένην tḕn Polŭxénēn | ||||||||||||
| Vocative | Πολῠξένη Polŭxénē | ||||||||||||
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Descendants
References
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,023
Greek
Etymology
Inherited from Ancient Greek Πολυξένη (Poluxénē).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /po.liˈkse.ni/
- Hyphenation: Πο‧λυ‧ξέ‧νη
Proper noun
Πολυξένη • (Polyxéni) f (plural Πολυξένες)
- a female given name
- in the singular:
- Polyxena, daughter of King Priam.
- A saint whose feast day in the Greek Orthodox tradition is 23 September.
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Πολυξένη (Polyxéni) | Πολυξένες (Polyxénes) |
| genitive | Πολυξένης (Polyxénis) | - |
| accusative | Πολυξένη (Polyxéni) | Πολυξένες (Polyxénes) |
| vocative | Πολυξένη (Polyxéni) | Πολυξένες (Polyxénes) |