Λυκία
Ancient Greek
Etymology
Likely of Anatolian origin, but of uncertain meaning: compare Hittite 𒇻𒊌𒅗𒊑 (“to light up”), and the placename Λυκαονία (Lukaonía) (related to Lukka).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /ly.kí.aː/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /lyˈki.a/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /lyˈci.a/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /lyˈci.a/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /liˈci.a/
Inflection
Adjective
Λῠκίᾱ • (Lukíā)
- inflection of Λύκιος (Lúkios):
- nominative/vocative singular feminine
- nominative/vocative/accusative dual feminine
Further reading
- “Λυκία”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “Λυκία”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “Λυκία”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
- G3073 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,015
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