κανδάκη

See also: Κανδάκη

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Meroitic 𐦲𐦷𐦲𐦡 (kdke /⁠kandakə⁠/).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

κανδάκη • (kandákē) f (genitive κανδάκης); first declension

  1. A candace, any one of the ancient Nubian warrior queens.

Inflection

First declension of ἡ κανδάκη; τῆς κανδάκης (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ κανδάκη
hē kandákē 		τὼ κανδάκᾱ
tṑ kandákā 		αἱ κανδάκαι
hai kandákai
Genitive τῆς κανδάκης
tês kandákēs 		τοῖν κανδάκαιν
toîn kandákain 		τῶν κανδακῶν
tôn kandakôn
Dative τῇ κανδάκῃ
tēî kandákēi 		τοῖν κανδάκαιν
toîn kandákain 		ταῖς κανδάκαις
taîs kandákais
Accusative τὴν κανδάκην
tḕn kandákēn 		τὼ κανδάκᾱ
tṑ kandákā 		τᾱ̀ς κανδάκᾱς
tā̀s kandákās
Vocative κανδάκη
kandákē 		κανδάκᾱ
kandákā 		κανδάκαι
kandákai
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Greek: κανδάκη (kandáki)
    • plural: κανδάκες (kandákes)
  • → Latin: candacē
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