Ἀλεξανδρέττα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Latin Alexandretta, ultimately from Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓λέξᾰνδρος (Ăléxăndros, “Alexander”).

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Ᾰ̓λεξᾰνδρέττᾰ • (Ălexăndréttă) f (genitive Ᾰ̓λεξᾰνδρέττᾱς); first declension

  1. (Byzantine) Alexandretta; Iskenderun, Turkey

Declension

First declension of ἡ Ᾰ̓λεξᾰνδρέττᾰ; τῆς Ᾰ̓λεξᾰνδρέττᾱς (Attic)
Case / # Singular
Nominative ἡ Ᾰ̓λεξᾰνδρέττᾰ
hē Ălexăndréttă
Genitive τῆς Ᾰ̓λεξᾰνδρέττᾱς
tês Ălexăndréttās
Dative τῇ Ᾰ̓λεξᾰνδρέττᾳ
tēî Ălexăndréttāi
Accusative τὴν Ᾰ̓λεξᾰνδρέττᾰν
tḕn Ălexăndréttăn
Vocative Ᾰ̓λεξᾰνδρέττᾰ
Ălexăndréttă
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

  • Arabic: الْإِسْكَنْدَرُون (al-ʔiskandarūn)
  • English: Alexandretta, Scanderoon, İskenderun
  • Greek: Αλεξανδρέττα (Alexandrétta)
  • Turkish: İskenderun
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