Ταπροβάνη

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • Ταπροβανᾶ (Taprobanâ), Ταπροβανῆ (Taprobanê)

Etymology

Borrowed from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀢𑀁𑀩𑀧𑀁𑀦𑀺 (taṃbapaṃni, “Sri Lanka”), from Sanskrit ताम्रपर्णी (tāmraparṇī, literally “copper-leaved”).

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Ταπροβάνη • (Taprobánē) f (genitive Ταπροβάνης); first declension

  1. Sri Lanka

Inflection

First declension of ἡ Ταπροβάνη; τῆς Ταπροβάνης (Attic)
Case / # Singular
Nominative ἡ Ταπροβάνη
hē Taprobánē
Genitive τῆς Ταπροβάνης
tês Taprobánēs
Dative τῇ Ταπροβάνῃ
tēî Taprobánēi
Accusative τὴν Ταπροβάνην
tḕn Taprobánēn
Vocative Ταπροβάνη
Taprobánē
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

  • → Latin: Tāprobanē, Tāprobana
  • → Old English: Deprobane

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