Ἄννα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Hebrew חַנָּה (Ḥannâ).

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Ἄννα • (Ánna) f (genitive Ἄννᾱς); first declension

  1. Hannah (biblical character)
  2. a female given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Anna or Hannah

Inflection

First declension of ἡ Ᾰ̓́ννᾰ; τῆς Ᾰ̓́ννᾱς (Attic)
Case / # Singular
Nominative ἡ Ᾰ̓́ννᾰ
hē Ắnnă
Genitive τῆς Ᾰ̓́ννᾱς
tês Ắnnās
Dative τῇ Ᾰ̓́ννᾳ
tēî Ắnnāi
Accusative τὴν Ᾰ̓́ννᾰν
tḕn Ắnnăn
Vocative Ᾰ̓́ννᾰ
Ắnnă
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.
First declension of ἡ Ᾰ̓́ννᾰ; τῆς Ᾰ̓́ννης (Attic)
Case / # Singular
Nominative ἡ Ᾰ̓́ννᾰ
hē Ắnnă
Genitive τῆς Ᾰ̓́ννης
tês Ắnnēs
Dative τῇ Ᾰ̓́ννῃ
tēî Ắnnēi
Accusative τὴν Ᾰ̓́ννᾰν
tḕn Ắnnăn
Vocative Ᾰ̓́ννᾰ
Ắnnă
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

  • Greek: Άννα (Ánna)
  • → Bulgarian: А́на (Ána)
  • ⇒ Faroese: Anna
  • → Icelandic: Anna
  • → Latin: Anna (see there for further descendants)
  • → Old Armenian: Աննա (Anna)
  • ⇒ Welsh: Ann
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