Ἀντικύθηρα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ᾰ̓ντῐ- (ăntĭ-, “not”) +‎ Κῠ́θηρᾰ (Kŭ́thēră, “Cythera, Kythira”), so named because the island is near Kythira's location but it is not Kythira.

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /an.ti.ký.tʰɛː.ra/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /an.tiˈky.tʰe̝.ra/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /an.tiˈcy.θi.ra/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /an.tiˈcy.θi.ra/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /an.diˈci.θi.ra/

Proper noun

Ἀντῐκῠ́θηρᾰ • (Antĭkŭ́thēră) n (genitive Ἀντῐκῠθήρων); second declension

Anticythera, Antikythera or Antikythira, a smaller island near Cythera/Kythira

Inflection

Second declension of τᾰ̀ Ἀντῐκῠ́θηρᾰ; τῶν Ἀντῐκῠθήρων (Attic)

Case / #	Plural
Nominative	τᾰ̀ Ἀντῐκῠ́θηρᾰ tằ Antĭkŭ́thēră
Genitive	τῶν Ἀντῐκῠθήρων tôn Antĭkŭthḗrōn
Dative	τοῖς Ἀντῐκῠθήροις toîs Antĭkŭthḗrois
Accusative	τᾰ̀ Ἀντῐκῠ́θηρᾰ tằ Antĭkŭ́thēră
Vocative	Ἀντῐκῠ́θηρᾰ Antĭkŭ́thēră
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

Greek: Αντικύθηρα (Antikýthira)
Latin: Anticythēra