Ἄβιλα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ʾabal- (“verdant growth”), compare Hebrew אָבֵל (ʾāḇēl, “meadow”) and Arabic أَبَلَ (ʔabala, “to grow green”).

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Ἄβιλα • (Ábila) n (genitive Ἄβίλων); second declension

  1. Abila (an ancient city in the Decapolis, situated between Gadara and Capitolias in modern Jordan)

Inflection

Second declension of τᾰ̀ Ἄβιλᾰ; τῶν Ἀβίλων (Attic)
Case / # Plural
Nominative τᾰ̀ Ἄβιλᾰ
tằ Ábilă
Genitive τῶν Ἀβίλων
tôn Abílōn
Dative τοῖς Ἀβίλοις
toîs Abílois
Accusative τᾰ̀ Ἄβιλᾰ
tằ Ábilă
Vocative Ἄβιλᾰ
Ábilă
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Latin: Abila

References

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