Συρία

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • Σῠρῐ́η (Sŭrĭ́ē) — Ionic

Etymology

    From Σῠ́ρος (Sŭ́ros) +‎ -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā). Ultimately from Akkadian.

    Pronunciation

     

    Proper noun

    Σῠρῐ́ᾱ • (Sŭrĭ́ā) f (genitive Σῠρῐ́ᾱς); first declension

    1. (historical) Syria (an ancient region in the Levant in Western Asia, roughly coextensive with the modern country of Syria)
    2. (historical) Syria (an ancient Roman province between 64 BCE and 135 CE)

    Declension

    First declension of ἡ Σῠρῐ́ᾱ; τῆς Σῠρῐ́ᾱς (Attic)
    Case / # Singular
    Nominative ἡ Σῠρῐ́ᾱ
    hē Sŭrĭ́ā
    Genitive τῆς Σῠρῐ́ᾱς
    tês Sŭrĭ́ās
    Dative τῇ Σῠρῐ́ᾳ
    tēî Sŭrĭ́āi
    Accusative τὴν Σῠρῐ́ᾱν
    tḕn Sŭrĭ́ān
    Vocative Σῠρῐ́ᾱ
    Sŭrĭ́ā
    Notes:
    • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

    Derived terms

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    Further reading

    Greek

    Etymology

    From Ancient Greek Συρία (Suría, “Syria”).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /siˈɾi.a/

    Proper noun

    Συρία • (Syría) f

    1. Syria (a country in West Asia in the Middle East)

    Declension

    Declension of Συρία
    singular
    nominative Συρία (Syría)
    genitive Συρίας (Syrías)
    accusative Συρία (Syría)
    vocative Συρία (Syría)


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