Νίκη

See also: νίκη and νίκῃ

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From the noun νίκη (níkē, “victory”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /nǐː.kɛː/ → /ˈni.ci/ → /ˈni.ci/

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

Proper noun

Νῑ́κη • (Nī́kē) f (genitive Νῑ́κης); first declension

1. (Greek mythology) Nike

Inflection

First declension of ἡ Νῑ́κη; τῆς Νῑ́κης (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ἡ Νῑ́κη hē Nī́kē
Genitive	τῆς Νῑ́κης tês Nī́kēs
Dative	τῇ Νῑ́κῃ têi Nī́kēi
Accusative	τὴν Νῑ́κην tḕn Nī́kēn
Vocative	Νῑ́κη Nī́kē
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• English: Nike
• Greek: Νίκη (Níki)
• Turkish: Nike

References

• Νίκη in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • victory idem, page 951.

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Greek

Proper noun

Νίκη • (Níki) f (plural Níki)

1. (Greek mythology) Nike (goddess of victory)

Declension

  Νίκη

case     \     number	singular
nominative	Νίκη •
genitive	Νίκης •
accusative	Νίκη •
vocative	Νίκη •