Ἀλεξανδρέττα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Latin Alexandretta, from Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros, “Alexander”).

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Ἀλεξανδρέττα • (Alexandrétta) f (genitive Ἀλεξανδρέττας); first declension

  1. (Byzantine) Alexandretta; Iskenderun, Turkey

Inflection

First declension of ἡ Ἀλεξανδρέττᾱ; τῆς Ἀλεξανδρέττᾱς (Attic)
Case / # Singular
Nominative ἡ Ἀλεξανδρέττᾱ
hē Alexandréttā
Genitive τῆς Ἀλεξανδρέττᾱς
tês Alexandréttās
Dative τῇ Ἀλεξανδρέττᾳ
tēî Alexandréttāi
Accusative τὴν Ἀλεξανδρέττᾱν
tḕn Alexandréttān
Vocative Ἀλεξανδρέττᾱ
Alexandréttā
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

  • Arabic: الْإِسْكَنْدَرُون (al-ʔiskandarūn)
  • English: Alexandretta, Scanderoon, İskenderun
  • Greek: Αλεξανδρέττα (Alexandrétta)
  • Turkish: İskenderun
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