Πτολεμαΐδα
Greek
Etymology
From Byzantine Greek Πτολεμαΐς (Ptolemaḯs), from Ancient Greek, named for Ptolemy, a general of Alexander the Great and later Pharaoh of Egypt.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pto.le.maˈi.ða/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: Πτο‧λε‧μα‧ΐ‧δα
Proper noun
Πτολεμαΐδα • (Ptolemaḯda) f
- Ptolemaida (a large town in Thrace, Greece)
Declension
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Πτολεμαΐδα (Ptolemaḯda) |
| genitive | Πτολεμαΐδας (Ptolemaḯdas) |
| accusative | Πτολεμαΐδα (Ptolemaḯda) |
| vocative | Πτολεμαΐδα (Ptolemaḯda) |
Derived terms
- Πτολεμαΐτης m (Ptolemaḯtis, “male from Ptolemaida”)
- Πτολεμαΐτισσα f (Ptolemaḯtissa, “female from Ptolemaida”)
Further reading
- Πτολεμαΐδα on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el