Ναυσικάα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ναῦς (naûs, “ship”) +‎ κάω (káō, “burn”)(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /nau̯.si.ká.aː/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /naʍ.siˈka.a/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /naɸ.siˈka.a/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /naf.siˈka.a/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /naf.siˈka.a/

Proper noun

Ναυσῐκᾰ́ᾱ • (Nausikáā) f (genitive Ναυσῐκᾰ́ᾱς); first declension

(Greek mythology) Nausicaa

Inflection

First declension of ἡ Ναυσῐκᾰ́ᾱ; τῆς Ναυσῐκᾰ́ᾱς (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ἡ Ναυσῐκᾰ́ᾱ hē Nausikáā
Genitive	τῆς Ναυσῐκᾰ́ᾱς tês Nausikáās
Dative	τῇ Ναυσῐκᾰ́ᾳ têi Nausikáāi
Accusative	τὴν Ναυσῐκᾰ́ᾱν tḕn Nausikáān
Vocative	Ναυσῐκᾰ́ᾱ Nausikáā
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

First declension of ἡ Ναυσῐκᾶ; τῆς Ναυσῐκᾶς (in Greek Koine, Contracted, Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ἡ Ναυσῐκᾶ hē Nausikâ
Genitive	τῆς Ναυσῐκᾶς tês Nausikâs
Dative	τῇ Ναυσῐκᾷ têi Nausikâi
Accusative	τὴν Ναυσῐκᾶν tḕn Nausikân
Vocative	Ναυσῐκᾶ Nausikâ
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

Greek: Ναυσικά (Nafsiká), Ναυσικᾶ (Nausikâ) (in polytonic script)

References

“Ναυσικάα”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers

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