Λίβυσσα

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• Λίβυσα (Líbusa)

Etymology

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Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /lí.bys.sa/ → /ˈli.βys.sa/ → /ˈli.vi.sa/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /lí.bys.sa/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈli.bys.sa/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈli.βys.sa/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈli.vys.sa/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈli.vi.sa/

Proper noun

Λῐ́βῠσσᾰ • (Líbussa) f (genitive Λῐβῠ́σσης); first declension

1. Libyssa, Bithynia, Turkey

Declension

First declension of ἡ Λῐ́βῠσσᾰ; τῆς Λῐβῠ́σσης (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ἡ Λῐ́βῠσσᾰ hē Líbussa
Genitive	τῆς Λῐβῠ́σσης tês Libússēs
Dative	τῇ Λῐβῠ́σσῃ têi Libússēi
Accusative	τὴν Λῐ́βῠσσᾰν tḕn Líbussan
Vocative	Λῐ́βῠσσᾰ Líbussa
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• → Latin: Libyssa

Further reading

• Λίβυσσα in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette