Βερενίκη

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• Φερενῑ́κη (Pherenī́kē) — Attic

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Macedonian Βερενῑ́κη (Berenī́kē). Doublet of Φερενῑ́κη (Pherenī́kē).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /be.re.nǐː.kɛː/ → /βe.reˈni.ci/ → /ve.reˈni.ci/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /be.re.nǐː.kɛː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /be.reˈni.ke̝/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /βe.reˈni.ci/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ve.reˈni.ci/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ve.reˈni.ci/

Proper noun

Βερενῑ́κη • (Berenī́kē) f (genitive Βερενῑ́κης); first declension

1. a female given name from Ancient Macedonian, equivalent to English Berenice, Bernice, or Veronica

Inflection

First declension of ἡ Βερενῑ́κη; τῆς Βερενῑ́κης (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ἡ Βερενῑ́κη hē Berenī́kē
Genitive	τῆς Βερενῑ́κης tês Berenī́kēs
Dative	τῇ Βερενῑ́κῃ têi Berenī́kēi
Accusative	τὴν Βερενῑ́κην tḕn Berenī́kēn
Vocative	Βερενῑ́κη Berenī́kē
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• Greek: Βερενίκη (Vereníki)
• → Egyptian: bjrwnygꜣt
• → Hebrew: ברניקי‎ (bereniqi)
• → Latin: Berenīcē (see there for further descendants)
  • ⇒ Late Latin: Veronīca (see there for further descendants)
• ⇒ Koine Greek: Βερνικη (Bernikē)
  • → Latin: Bernice
    • → English: Bernice