Βάρκη

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From the local tribe of the Barraci.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /bár.kɛː/ → /ˈβar.ci/ → /ˈvar.ci/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /bár.kɛː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈbar.ke̝/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈβar.ci/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈvar.ci/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈvar.ci/

Proper noun

Βάρκη • (Bárkē) f (genitive Βάρκης); first declension

1. Marj (a city in Libya)

Inflection

First declension of ἡ Βάρκη; τῆς Βάρκης (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ἡ Βάρκη hē Bárkē
Genitive	τῆς Βάρκης tês Bárkēs
Dative	τῇ Βάρκῃ têi Bárkēi
Accusative	τὴν Βάρκην tḕn Bárkēn
Vocative	Βάρκη Bárkē
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• Arabic: برقة (Barqa)
• Greek: Βάρκη (Várki)
• Latin: Barca, Barce
  • English: Barca
  • Italian: Barca
  • Spanish: Barca
  • English: Barce
  • Italian: Barce
    • English: Barce

References

• Βάρκη in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,004