Σμύρνη

Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Σμύρνη • (Smúrnē) f (genitive Σμύρνης); first declension

Ionic form of Σμύρνᾱ (Smúrnā, “Smyrna; İzmir, Turkey”)

Inflection

First declension of ἡ Σμύρνη; τῆς Σμύρνης (Ionic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ἡ Σμύρνη hē Smúrnē
Genitive	τῆς Σμύρνης tês Smúrnēs
Dative	τῇ Σμύρνῃ têi Smúrnēi
Accusative	τὴν Σμύρνην tḕn Smúrnēn
Vocative	Σμύρνη Smúrnē
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Σμύρνη (Smúrnē).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈzmiɾni/
Hyphenation: Σμύρ‧νη

Proper noun

Σμύρνη • (Smýrni) f

Smyrna, İzmir (city on west coast of Turkey)

Declension

Declension of Σμύρνη (Smýrni)

	singular
nominative	Σμύρνη •
genitive	Σμύρνης •
accusative	Σμύρνη •
vocative	Σμύρνη •

Derived terms

Σμυρναίος m (Smyrnaíos, “male from Smyrna”)
Σμυρνιός m (Smyrniós, “male from Smyrna”) (colloquial)
Σμυρναία f (Smyrnaía, “female from Smyrna”)
Σμυρνιά f (Smyrniá, “female from Smyrna”) (colloquial)
σμυρναίικος (smyrnaíikos) (adjective)
σμυρνιώτικος (smyrniótikos) (adjective)

Related terms

Νέα Σμύρνη f (Néa Smýrni, “New Smyrna”) (Athenian neighbourhood)

Further reading

Σμύρνη on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el

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