Ἐχῖναι

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Ancient Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Feminine plural of ἐχῖνος (ekhînos, hedgehog, sea urchin).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Ἐχῖναι (Ekhînaif pl (genitive Ἐχῑνῶν); first declension

  1. Echinades (islands in the Ionian Sea)
    • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 2.625–626:
      Ἐχῑνᾱ́ων θ̓ ῐ̔ερᾱ́ων νήσων,
      αἳ ναίουσῐ πέρην ᾰ̔λὸς Ἤλῐδος ᾰ̓́ντᾰ
      Ekhīnā́ōn th hierā́ōn nḗsōn,
      haì naíousi pérēn halòs Ḗlidos ánta
    • 407 BCE, Euripides, Iphigenia in Aulis 286–287:
      τᾰ̀ς Ἐχῑ́νᾱς λῐπὼν
      νήσους ναυβᾰ́ταις ᾰ̓προσφόρους.
      tàs Ekhī́nās lipṑn
      nḗsous naubátais aprosphórous.

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