Ἔννα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Unknown. May be from Pre-Greek, Sicanian, or Sicel; if through an Italic language, the initial Ἔ could reflect Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰ, possibly Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰéyōm (“winter”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /én.na/ → /ˈen.na/ → /ˈe.na/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /én.na/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈen.na/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈen.na/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈen.na/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈe.na/

Proper noun

Ἔννᾰ • (Énna) f (genitive Ἔννης); first declension

1. Henna; Enna, Italy

Inflection

First declension of ἡ Ἔννᾰ; τῆς Ἔννης (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ἡ Ἔννᾰ hē Énna
Genitive	τῆς Ἔννης tês Énnēs
Dative	τῇ Ἔννῃ têi Énnēi
Accusative	τὴν Ἔννᾰν tḕn Énnan
Vocative	Ἔννᾰ Énna
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

• Ἐνναῖος (Ennaîos)

Descendants

• → Latin: Henna
  • → Italian: Enna
  • → Sicilian: Enna

Further reading

• Ἔννα in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)