Τροία

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • Τρῴᾱ (Trōíā), Τρωΐα (Trōḯa), Τροΐᾱ (Troḯā) — Doric, disyllabic or trisyllabic
  • Τροίη (Troíē) — Epic, Ionic

Etymology

Of Anatolian origin. Compare Hittite 𒋫𒊒𒄿𒊭 (Ta-ru-(ú-)i-ša, “Troy”), which must be read /Trūisa/, and also Mycenaean Greek 𐀵𐀫𐀊 (to-ro-ja, “Trojan woman”). in Egyptian (Rʾ-ʾw, "Troy").[1]

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Τροίᾱ • (Troíā) f (genitive Τροίας); first declension

  1. Troy

Inflection

First declension of ἡ Τροίᾱ; τῆς Τροίᾱς (Attic)
Case / # Singular
Nominative ἡ Τροίᾱ
hē Troíā
Genitive τῆς Τροίᾱς
tês Troíās
Dative τῇ Τροίᾳ
tēî Troíāi
Accusative τὴν Τροίᾱν
tḕn Troíān
Vocative Τροίᾱ
Troíā
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • Τροίᾱθεν (Troíāthen), Τροίηθεν (Troíēthen), Τρωΐᾱθεν (Trōḯāthen)
  • Τροίᾱνδε (Troíānde), Τροίηνδε (Troíēnde), Τρῴᾱνδε (Trōíānde)

Descendants

  • Greek: Τροία (Troía)
  • → Latin: Troia
  • → Turkish: Troya, Truva

References

  1. ^
    1906, Breasted, James Henry, Ancient Records of Egypt: The first to the seventeenth dynasties (in English), page 95:
    Troja (Rʾ-ʾw)

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Τροία (Troía).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈtri.a]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Homophone: τρία (tría)
  • Hyphenation: Τροί‧α

Proper noun

Τροία • (Troía) f

  1. Troy

Declension

Declension of Τροία
singular
nominative Τροία (Troía)
genitive Τροίας (Troías)
accusative Τροία (Troía)
vocative Τροία (Troía)

Further reading

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