προξενία

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From πρόξενος (próxenos, “public guest or friend”) +‎ -ίᾱ (-íā), ultimately from προ- (pro-, “before”) +‎ ξένος (xénos, “stranger, foreigner”). See also Latin hospitium (“hospitality”).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /prok.se.ní.aː/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /prok.seˈni.a/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /prok.seˈni.a/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /prok.seˈni.a/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /prok.seˈni.a/

Noun

προξενίᾱ • (proxeníā) f (genitive προξενίᾱς); first declension

proxeny: public friendship; treaty or compact of friendship between a state and a foreigner
the status and privileges of a πρόξενος (próxenos)
inscription or written instrument in witness of πρόξενος (próxenos)

Declension

First declension of ἡ προξενίᾱ; τῆς προξενίᾱς (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ προξενίᾱ hē proxeníā	τὼ προξενίᾱ tṑ proxeníā	αἱ προξενίαι hai proxeníai
Genitive	τῆς προξενίᾱς tês proxeníās	τοῖν προξενίαιν toîn proxeníain	τῶν προξενιῶν tôn proxeniôn
Dative	τῇ προξενίᾳ tēî proxeníāi	τοῖν προξενίαιν toîn proxeníain	ταῖς προξενίαις taîs proxeníais
Accusative	τὴν προξενίᾱν tḕn proxeníān	τὼ προξενίᾱ tṑ proxeníā	τᾱ̀ς προξενίᾱς tā̀s proxeníās
Vocative	προξενίᾱ proxeníā	προξενίᾱ proxeníā	προξενίαι proxeníai
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

Greek: προξενιά (proxeniá)
- English: proxeny
- French: proxénie
  - French: proxène