Ἀντικύθηρα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ᾰ̓ντῐ- (anti-, “not”) +‎ Κῠ́θηρᾰ (Kúthēra, “Cythera, Kythira”), so named because the island is near Kythira's location but it is not Kythira.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /an.ti.ký.tʰɛː.ra/ → /an.tiˈcy.θi.ra/ → /an.diˈci.θi.ra/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /an.ti.ký.tʰɛː.ra/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /an.tiˈky.tʰe̝.ra/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /an.tiˈcy.θi.ra/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /an.tiˈcy.θi.ra/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /an.diˈci.θi.ra/

Proper noun

Ἀντῐκῠ́θηρᾰ • (Antikúthēra) n (genitive Ἀντῐκῠθήρων); second declension

1. Anticythera, Antikythera or Antikythira, a smaller island near Cythera/Kythira

Inflection

Second declension of τᾰ̀ Ἀντῐκῠ́θηρᾰ; τῶν Ἀντῐκῠθήρων (Attic)

Case / #	Plural
Nominative	τᾰ̀ Ἀντῐκῠ́θηρᾰ tà Antikúthēra
Genitive	τῶν Ἀντῐκῠθήρων tôn Antikuthḗrōn
Dative	τοῖς Ἀντῐκῠθήροις toîs Antikuthḗrois
Accusative	τᾰ̀ Ἀντῐκῠ́θηρᾰ tà Antikúthēra
Vocative	Ἀντῐκῠ́θηρᾰ Antikúthēra
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• Greek: Αντικύθηρα (Antikýthira)
• Latin: Anticythēra