σμύρνα

See also: Σμύρνα

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• ζμύρνα (zmúrna), σμύρνη (smúrnē)

Etymology

According to Beekes, probably from the city of Σμύρνα (Smúrna, “Izmir”), itself apparently of unknown origin, and not a by-form of μύρρα (múrrha, “myrrh”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /zmýr.na/ → /ˈzmyr.na/ → /ˈzmir.na/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /zmýr.na/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈzmyr.na/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈzmyr.na/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈzmyr.na/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈzmir.na/

Noun

σμῠ́ρνᾰ • (smúrna) f (genitive σμῠ́ρνης); first declension

1. myrrh, the gum of Commiphora myrrha

   Synonym: μύρρα (múrrha)

2. Indian bdellium, false myrrh, the resin of Commiphora wightii

Inflection

First declension of ἡ σμῠ́ρνᾰ; τῆς σμῠ́ρνης (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ σμῠ́ρνᾰ hē smúrna	τὼ σμῠ́ρνᾱ tṑ smúrnā	αἱ σμῠ́ρναι hai smúrnai
Genitive	τῆς σμῠ́ρνης tês smúrnēs	τοῖν σμῠ́ρναιν toîn smúrnain	τῶν σμῠρνῶν tôn smurnôn
Dative	τῇ σμῠ́ρνῃ têi smúrnēi	τοῖν σμῠ́ρναιν toîn smúrnain	ταῖς σμῠ́ρναις taîs smúrnais
Accusative	τὴν σμῠ́ρνᾰν tḕn smúrnan	τὼ σμῠ́ρνᾱ tṑ smúrnā	τᾱ̀ς σμῠ́ρνᾱς tā̀s smúrnās
Vocative	σμῠ́ρνᾰ smúrna	σμῠ́ρνᾱ smúrnā	σμῠ́ρναι smúrnai
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

• σμῠρναῖος (smurnaîos)
• σμῠρνεῖον (smurneîon)
• σμῠρνῐ́ζω (smurnízō)
• σμῠ́ρνῐνος (smúrninos)
• σμῠ́ρνῐον (smúrnion)
• σμῠ́ρνισῐς (smúrnisis)
• σμῠρνόμελαν (smurnómelan)
• σμῠρνοφόρος (smurnophóros)
• σμῠρνόω (smurnóō)

 

Descendants

• → Classical Syriac: ܣܡܽܘܪܢܳܐ (smurnā)
• → Coptic: ⲥⲙⲩⲣⲛⲏⲥ (smurnēs)
• → Gothic: 𐍃𐌼𐍅𐍂𐌽 (smwrn)
• → Latin: smyrna
• → Old Church Slavonic: змѵ́рьна (zmǘrĭna)
  • → Belarusian: смі́рна (smírna)
  • → Russian: сми́рна (smírna)
  • → Ukrainian: сми́рна (smýrna)

Further reading

• “σμύρνα”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “σμύρνα”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• σμύρνα in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette