Πτολεμαΐδα

Greek

Etymology

From Byzantine Greek Πτολεμαΐς (Ptolemaḯs), from Ancient Greek, named for Ptolemy, a general of Alexander the Great and later Pharaoh of Egypt.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ptolemaˈiða/
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  • Hyphenation: Πτο‧λε‧μα‧ΐ‧δα

Proper noun

Πτολεμαΐδα • (Ptolemaḯda) f

  1. Ptolemaida (a large town in Thrace, Greece)

Declension
  Πτολεμαΐδα
case     \     number singular
nominative Πτολεμαΐδα •
genitive Πτολεμαΐδας •
accusative Πτολεμαΐδα •
vocative Πτολεμαΐδα •

Derived terms
  • Πτολεμαΐτης m (Ptolemaḯtis, “male from Ptolemaida”)
  • Πτολεμαΐτισσα f (Ptolemaḯtissa, “female from Ptolemaida”)

Further reading
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