Βερενίκη

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Macedonian Βερενῑ́κη (Berenī́kē). Doublet of Φερενῑ́κη (Pherenī́kē).

Pronunciation
 

Proper noun

Βερενῑ́κη • (Berenī́kē) f (genitive Βερενῑ́κης); first declension

  1. A female given name, equivalent to English Berenice, Bernice or Veronica

Inflection
First declension of ἡ Βερενῑ́κη; τῆς Βερενῑ́κης (Attic)
Case / # Singular
Nominative ἡ Βερενῑ́κη
hē Berenī́kē
Genitive τῆς Βερενῑ́κης
tês Berenī́kēs
Dative τῇ Βερενῑ́κῃ
têi Berenī́kēi
Accusative τὴν Βερενῑ́κην
tḕn Berenī́kēn
Vocative Βερενῑ́κη
Berenī́kē
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

  • Greek: Βερενίκη (Vereníki)
  • → Egyptian: bjrwnygꜣt


  • → Hebrew: ברניקי‎‎ (bereniqi)
  • → Latin: Berenīcē (see there for further descendants)
    • ⇒ Late Latin: Veronīca (see there for further descendants)
  • ⇒ Koine Greek: Βερνικη (Bernikē)
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