ξένα

Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

ξένᾰ:

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ksé.na/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈksɛ.na/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈkse.na/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈkse.na/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈkse.na/

ξένᾱ:

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ksé.naː/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈksɛ.na/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈkse.na/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈkse.na/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈkse.na/

Adjective

ξένᾰ • (xéna)

nominative and accusative and vocative plural neuter of ξένος (xénos)

ξένᾱ • (xénā)

nominative and accusative and vocative dual feminine of ξένος (xénos)

Noun

ξένᾱ • (xénā)

nominative and accusative and vocative dual of ξένη (xénē)

Greek

FWOTD – 22 March 2017

Etymology

From ξένος (xénos, “foreign”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkse.na/

Noun

ξένα • (xéna) n pl

(colloquial) foreign lands (usually in the context of emigration)
- 1965, Stavros Kouyioumtzis (lyrics and music), “Μη μου θυμώνεις, μάτια μου [Do not be angry with me, my dearest]”‎:
  
  Μη μου θυμώνεις μάτια μου / που φεύγω για τα ξένα / πουλί θα γίνω και θα ’ρθω / πάλι κοντά σε σένα
  Mi mou thymóneis mátia mou / pou févgo gia ta xéna / poulí tha gíno kai tha ’rtho / páli kontá se séna
  Do not be angry with me, my dearest, / that I am leaving for foreign lands; / I will turn into a bird come / back close to you again.

Declension

ξένα

	plural
nominative	ξένα •
genitive	ξένων •
accusative	ξένα •
vocative	ξένα •

Adjective

ξένα • (xéna)

Nominative, accusative and vocative plural neuter form of ξένος (xénos).

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