Θήβα

Greek

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek Θῆβαι (Thêbai).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθiva/

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• Hyphenation: Θή‧βα

Proper noun

Θήβα • (Thíva) f

1. Thebes (large town in Boeotia in Greece)

Declension

  Θήβα

case     \     number	singular
nominative	Θήβα •
genitive	Θήβας •
accusative	Θήβα •
vocative	Θήβα •

Derived terms

• Θηβαίος m (Thivaíos, “male Theban”)
• Θηβαία f (Thivaía, “female Theban”)
• θηβαϊκός (thivaïkós) (adjective)
• θηβαίικος (thivaíikos) (adjective) (colloquial)

Related terms

• Θήβες f pl (Thíves, “Egyptian Thebes”)

Further reading

• Θήβα on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el