koiné
Catalan
Synonyms
Czech
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek κοινή (koinḗ), feminine form of κοινός (koinós, “common, general”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkoɪnɛː]
- Hyphenation: ko‧i‧né
Noun
koiné f (indeclinable)
- (historical) Koine (common supra-regional form of Greek spoken and written during the Hellenistic period, the Roman Empire, and the early Byzantine Empire)
- Coordinate terms: novořečtina, starořečtina
Portuguese
Alternative forms
Noun
koiné f or m (plural koinés)
- (linguistics) koine (regional language that becomes standard over time)
- (uncountable) Koine (the common Greek language during late antiquity)
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek κοινή (koinḗ), feminine form of κοινός (koinós, “common, general”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /koiˈne/ [koi̯ˈne]
- Rhymes: -e
- Syllabification: koi‧né
Noun
koiné f (plural koinés)
Further reading
- “koiné”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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