Κοινή
See also: κοινή
Ancient Greek
Etymology
Shortened form of ἡ κοινή διάλεκτος (hē koinḗ diálektos, “the common dialect”), from κοινός (koinós, “common”).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /koi̯.nɛ̌ː/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /kyˈne/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /kyˈni/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /cyˈni/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ciˈni/
Inflection
Descendants
- English: Koine
Greek
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