Smyrna

See also smyrna

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Σμύρνα (Smurna), a variant spelling of Σμύρνη (Smurnē), the Ionic Greek form of the original Aeolic Greek name Μύῤῥα (Murrhā, “Smyrna”).

Pronunciation

• (RP) enPR: zm.îrʹnä, IPA: /zmˈɪɚnɑː/, X-SAMPA: /zm"I@`nA:/

Proper noun

Smyrna

1. (chiefly historical) A port city on the Aegean coast of western Asia Minor founded in circa the 11^th century BC on the site of the present-day Turkish city of İzmir.

Meronyms

• New Smyrna
• Old Smyrna
• Smyrna proper

Translations

city

• Ancient Greek: (Ionic) Σμύρνη (Smurnē) f, (Aeolic) Μύῤῥα (Murrha) f
• Armenian: Զմյուռնիա (hy) (Zmyuṙnia) 

  Old Armenian: Զմիւռնիա (Zmiwṙnia)

• Bulgarian: Смирна (bg) (Smírna) f 
• Greek: Σμύρνη (el) f (Smýrni)
• Russian: Смирна (ru) (Smírna) f 
• Spanish: Esmirna (es)
• Turkish: Smyrna (tr), Smirna (tr)